understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
clearing one's throat; cough
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
number of words; vocality
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing
worldly desires or ambitions
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to be seen dimly; to glimmer
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
together with; same; both; all; including ...
same hole (in which to live); gang; group
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
superficial knowledge; smattering (of); person with superficial knowledge; person who pretends to be knowledgeable; smatterer
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); mon; traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm); letter; character