group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
spy; secret agent; spying
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
(someone else's) parents; both parents
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to not see the forest for the trees; to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to be well-known; to be famous
useless resistance; vain struggle
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
in this manner; in this way; like this
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation); forced to hold back laughter
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
keenly felt; heart-wrenching; heart-rending
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one