participation; joining; entry; adherence
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
exemption; exoneration; discharge
related to; in relation to
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
contrived; false-sounding
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
deep emotion; strong feelings
no, not like that (but like this)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
physical condition; state of health
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
until now; so far; up to the present
to become possible; to become able to (do)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself