grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
tall figure; high stature
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to be entwined; to be involved
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryō period); tax in kind; mediocrity
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
fame; glory; reputation; English name (of a plant, animal, organization, etc.)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
calm; composed; leisurely
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant