to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
tradition; legend; folklore
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
post (to a BBS); comment (on a blog)
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
action of making something; -ification
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
control; management (e.g. of a business)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony