to cense; to burn incense
memory; sense; experience
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
at first; in the beginning; originally
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
different opinion; objection
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
negative emotions; negative feelings
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
way (of doing); manner; method; means
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
shoji (paper sliding door)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty