to understand; to make out
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
long (time); protracted; prolonged
hateful; detestable; loathsome
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
princess; daughter of a nobleman
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
treating (someone) like an object
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
in succession; one after another
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
vacant house; unoccupied house
workshop; studio; atelier
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to throw away; to abandon
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
lifelike life-sized doll (made in the late Edo and Meiji periods); doll-like beauty
ancestor; forefather; foremother
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)