brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
in comparison to; rather than
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
suddenly; all of a sudden
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
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)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know