tradition; legend; folklore
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to give an impression; to make an impression
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
vitality; (one's) life force
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
danger; peril; hazard; risk
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
mechanism; organization; organisation
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
of course; certainly; naturally
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
very young; little; childish; immature
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to get slightly dirty (all over)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar