excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
selection; choice; option
voice change; voice break
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
way of speaking; intimation
discrimination; discernment; identification
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
running amok (amuck); committing an outrage; rampageous behavior
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to gain fame; to make one's name
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)