person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
depiction; description; portrayal
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
regret; repentance; remorse
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
serious look (on one's face); straight face
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
materials; data; document
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence