mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to be at a loss for words
failure; mistake; blunder
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
honorific/polite/humble prefix
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
normalcy; normality; normal
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten