family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
all things in nature; the whole creation
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
useless; vain; aimless; idle
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
worst; worst-case (scenario)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
signature; signing; sealing
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to hand over; to surrender
text; provisions (act, treaty)
written seal; stylized signature
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
success or failure; outcome; result
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
revisiting; visiting again
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
a few years ago; some years back
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion