the imperial family or household
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to keep secret; to conceal
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
being caught in one's own trap; being hoisted by one's own petard
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
hard of hearing; unfamiliar
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to lead into; to draw into
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
word mainly used in tanka; poetical word
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
intrinsic nature; one's own distinct nature
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
sincere; honest; faithful
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion