extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
in general; generally; usually
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
secret; private; surreptitious
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
in that way; like that; that way
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
very young; little; childish; immature
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy