theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
selection; choice; option
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
aggressor; assailant; invader
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
constant; unchanging; eternal
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
end of life; death; annihilation
heart; guts; nerve; central part
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
(made of) stone; stone-built
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility