desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
stepping back; drawing back
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
these guys; these fellows
higher rank; better position
true friend; close friend
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
should; must; -able; probably; likely
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
function; facility; faculty; feature
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
just a minute; small quantity
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)