mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
emperor (of Japan); mikado
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
trust; confidence; credence
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
marriage proposal; marriage talks
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to make (a promise); to conclude (a contract); to act as a go-between; to act as mediator; to curry favour with
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
death (of an emperor); demise
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to take (all of) into consideration
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to accept; to receive; to agree
don't you think?; indicates question
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to order; to command; to appoint
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen