strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
directly opposite; right in front
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
risky; dangerous; insecure
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to lose sight of; to miss
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
sense of being the chosen people
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
mockery; derision; ridicule
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
maid; helper; help; assistance