worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
living thing; living creature; animal; life
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
raising an army; (lit.) raising a banner; launching a new group; launching a business; launching a new party
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
decorum; propriety; politeness
out of character; unlike one
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of