skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to become desperate; to give in to despair
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
otherwise; or else; if not
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
have to do; must; should; ought to
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to begin talking; to open up
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip