to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
prime minister; premier; chancellor
hostility; animosity; enmity
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
military officer; naval officer
order of chivalry; chivalric order
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
number; number plate; license plate
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage