eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
(most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
revision (of text); alteration; change
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
ostentation; show; affectation
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
company; corporation; workplace
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
personality; character; individuality; personhood
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to make light of; to ignore; to slight