obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
consolidated balance sheet
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
unlisted (company, stock)
inheritance tax; death duty
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking (a company) public; performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
surely (not); certainly (not)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
tearing off; stripping off; ripping off
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
in succession; one by one
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
junkie (drug addict); junkie (person with an obsession)
enthusiast; maniac; fanatic; nut; freak
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated