near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to put into writing; to write
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
point in common; common feature
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
that is to say; so that means
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
intelligence gathering; information gathering
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to show signs of; to appear
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
real experience; actual observations
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
retention; maintenance; preservation
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may