to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to feel; to sense; to experience
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
established practice; custom
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)