deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to laugh away; to laugh off
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
reopening; resumption; restarting
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
innumerable; countless; numberless
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
weird; strange; mysterious
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger