authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
act of violence; violent behavior
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; (lit.) better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
chess problem; composed shogi problem
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
desperation; self-abandonment
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; vagrant
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
hostility; antagonism; opposition
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; to feel down