imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to be silent; to say nothing
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to say; to be called; to do
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to devour; to bite to death
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
setting off (on a trip); departure
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
straight-laced person; stubborn person
meal set before one; women's advances
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
news; word; tidings; omen
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
skill; dexterity; proficiency
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound