innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
cruelty; hard-heartedness
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
in one's own way or style
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
already; now; no longer; not any more
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
(arch.) surrounding area; shore (of the sea); suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
world; society; people; the public
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned