upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
finishing blow; coup de grâce
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
war; fighting; fierce competition
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
recovery; rescue; recapture
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
implicit agreement; tacit understanding
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
reproachful; hateful; bitter
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
chair; stool; post; office; position
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid