riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
to say; to be called; to do
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
to repeat; to do something over again
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
memory; sense; experience
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
contract; compact; agreement
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
resonance; sympathetic vibration
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
river; stream; River; the ... river