owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
news of someone's death; obituary
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
study; pursuit of knowledge
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
large build; large pattern
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
lying face down; upside down; prone
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
in name only; titular; nominal
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
(police) detective; criminal matter
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
impossible; unlikely; improbable
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous