vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
thinking of; hitting upon
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to elucidate; to shed light on; to clarify
being very busy; busyness
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
inside; interior; inner part
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
this; our; right; justice; checking account
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
too (much); overly; excessively
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to overdo; to do too much
responsibility; duty; obligation
how; in what way; how about; questionable
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now