reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
central part; heart (of a city)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
oppression; suppression; pressure
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
personal feelings; self-interest
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to detain; to take into custody
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
older brother; elder brother
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time