snake; serpent; large snake
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing
opposite; reverse; contrary
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
order; command; life; destiny; fate
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
rice cake shop keeper; rice cake store (shop)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
declaration; proclamation; announcement
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
decision; determination; resolution
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
many; much; plenty; hardly
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer