to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
turbulent (troubled) times; turbulent war period
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
beyond this point; from now on; after this
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
distinguished war service; merit of war
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
of course; certainly; naturally
family; members of a family
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to send or direct a person to
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled