to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
principle; theory; fundamental truth
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
near; close by; within reach; familiar
arrest; apprehension; capture
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction