charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
sense of immersion (in a video game, movie, etc.); immersion
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
oracle; revelation; divine message
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos