military officer; naval officer
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to get one's head around; to think about
insurance; guarantee; warranty
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
matching clothing worn by couples
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
naturally; of course; understandably
principal occupation; core business
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive