righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
aptitude; aptness; suitability
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
study; research; investigation
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
perception; sensing; noticing
item; something that one "just has to have"
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
rather; better; instead; if anything
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
general; popular; common; typical
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion