beginning; outset; first; onset
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
court lady; lady-in-waiting
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
name; given name; first name
great treasure; Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); homa-mandala (fire altar)
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
people; citizens; subjects; folk
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose