shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to be pleased with; to suit
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
one's emotional state; one's mood; human interest; kindness; simple-heartedness
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
just a handful; only a small number (of)
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
conversely; on the contrary
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
vitality; energy; dynamism
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
whatever (the case may be)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard; rough draft