to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
various countries; various regions; various provinces
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to be full of pride; to be boastful
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
treatment (of a person); dealing with
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
public facilities; utilities
tenement house; row house
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
early (days); initial stage; initial
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
proposal; offer; request; application
(death from) starvation; starving to death
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)