to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
headquarters; head office; main office
command; control; commander
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
promotion; raising of status
(religious) faith; belief; creed
just because; even if; even though
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
contract; compact; agreement
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
curse; spell; malediction
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to shoot down; to win; to gain
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level