grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
arrangement; pact; agreement
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
to increase; to add to; to augment
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to be a matter of life or death
curse; spell; malediction
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to thrust away; to send flying
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
evil spirit (that can possess people)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect