suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
serious; severe; grave; acute
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
scenery; scene; landscape
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
small hill; low hill; hillock
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
branch office; agency; sub-branch
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
inside one's heart; in one's mind
sympathy; compassion; pity
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
leisure facility (e.g. amusement park)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up