skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
human relations; personal relationships
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to help each other; to cooperate
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
January; first month of the lunar calendar
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
relaxation; recreation; recess
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to