stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
calamity; disaster; accident
reason for being; raison d'être
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to search for; to seek for; to look for
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
standing firm; holding out
to be mixed in with; to blend with
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
craving; longing; thirsting
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
preliminary test or trial; tryout
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell