power of the state; government authority
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
near; close by; within reach; familiar
public telephone; pay phone
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
side of the road; roadside
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to lose sight of; to miss
classical elegance; antiquity
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
and so; therefore; for that reason
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
front; frontage; facade; main
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up