to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
taste; liking; preference
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
this is why; this means; it is the case that
high and low (social standing)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
maintenance; preservation; improvement
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
large number (of); many; majority
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
genuine article; real thing; real deal
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish