performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
contradiction; inconsistency
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
living person; the living
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to recall; to remember; to recollect
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
association; society; organization; organisation
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
the West; the Occident; Western countries
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down