query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
your body; your health; yourself; you
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
to degenerate; to lapse into
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
drop (e.g. of water); drip
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
palm heel; heel of the palm
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
hegemony; leadership; initiative
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection