clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to shake one's head (in denial)
production (e.g. play); direction
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to correct oneself; to restate
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with