to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
number one; first; best; most; game; round
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
sign; indication; omen; symptom
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
in that manner; like that
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
personal; individual; private
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to say; to tell; to state; to do
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
posterity; future generations
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
only recently; just of late
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated