world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
mediocrity; ordinary ability
to be helpful; to be useful
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
man fit for the post; right person
that is to say; so that means
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
action of making something; -ification
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
speaking of ...; as for ...
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
sympathy; compassion; pity
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
failure; mistake; blunder
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality