characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
character style; character form
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
isolated place; hermitage
to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
blizzard; furious snowstorm
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)
watering hole; watering place
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to be traumatized; to be shocked
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
human usage; (for) use by people
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
able to take a lot of punishment (of a boxer, etc.); able to take a hit; able to keep one's cool when the batter gets a hit (of a baseball pitcher); resilient; strong in the face of criticism or adversity
opening in front (clothing)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price