world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
moving; touching; stirring
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
front; frontage; facade; main
head of the student council; president of the student council
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
established practice; custom
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person