disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
important person; strategic person; key figure
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to increase; to add to; to augment
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
offensive (movement); aggression
major incident; major happening; big scandal
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
rise; improvement; uptrend
Rudolf; Rudolff; Rudolfo; Rudolph
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
Mathias; Matias; Matthias
gluttony; satiation; engorgement