impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
go that far; to that extent
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
honorific/polite/humble prefix
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
ten; 10; ten years of age
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be needed; to be wanted
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
this (very thing); this precisely
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love