type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
order; directive; instructions; command
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
death game; genre of fiction in which characters participate in a contest where their lives are at stake
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
at; in; at; when; by; with
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
having not the slightest idea
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
even though; despite; when
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
mental; spiritual; emotional
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged