command; lead; generalship; leadership
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to add (e.g. a postscript)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
round shape; circle; circular form
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to wash away; to rinse off
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
colorless and transparent
interference; intervention; meddling
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
acid; sourness; sour taste
decisive battle of brief duration
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
way of calling (something or someone)
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
exercise to help digestion
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
blow; shock; strike; batting
audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; first (public) appearance; debut; trial service (of a servant); probation