bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
magical particles (permeating the world in fantasy); magicules; ether; mana; magical energy
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
idol worshipper; idol worshiper; idolater
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
heir; inheritor; successor
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
it is I who should say so
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
when it becomes; when it comes to
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to knead well; to polish; to refine
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
after a long time; for the first time in a while
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging