to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
lyric sheet; card with the lyrics to a song
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
deep affection; dear; beloved
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
surface of the earth; ground surface
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to serve; to work for; to attend
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother