to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
absence; disregard; indifference
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
cardinal (Catholic Church)