as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
attacking (someone's argument); arguing against; refuting; taking issue; contradicting
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
to line up points in a speech
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
one-by-one; separately; in detail
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
chapter and verse; paragraph; passage
to collect; to assemble; to gather
perception; sensation; awareness
quotation; citation; reference
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
realistic; graphic; true to life
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
scholarly; scholastic; academic
to ascend; to go up; to climb
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
real thing; original; actual
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)