personality; character; individuality; personhood
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
retention; maintenance; preservation
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
use; utilization; utilisation; application
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
if so; in that case; in that situation
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
without; but if; otherwise; or else
in that manner; like that
absolutely; positively; decidedly
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
two (long cylindrical things)
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
nothing but; none other than
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
tradition; legend; folklore
image; figure; figure; form; image
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
literary history; history of literature
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best