instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
queen (consort); empress (consort)
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to spit out; to eject; to dump
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
serious wound; serious injury
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
number one; first; best; most; game; round
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
existence; being; presence
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student