strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
expression; presentation; representation; notation
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
public and private; official and personal; government and people
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
classification; categorization; sorting
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to join together; to combine; to join up
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
by means of; due to; because of; according to
starting point; point of departure
Wonderland (fictional locale created by author Lewis Carroll)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
possible; likely; probable
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
serious illness; dangerous disease
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
Konjaku Monogatarishū (abbr) (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Konjaku