to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
divide and rule; divide and conquer
rule of an occupying power
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
accession to the throne; enthronement
to stop midway; to interrupt
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor
good time to make a profit; most profitable season; peak time
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
compassionate; sympathetic
brothers and sisters; siblings
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
omen; sign; notice; indication
to take (all of) into consideration
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
interests and preferences
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
endemic disease; local disease
person suffering from punch drunk syndrome; person with dementia pugilistica; punch drunk syndrome; dementia pugilistica
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk