query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
study; research; investigation
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
every place; various places
materials; data; document
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
evil spirit (that can possess people)
one day; (on) a certain day
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
originally; by nature; from the start
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
contributing cause; exciting cause; incentive; motive
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
ancestor; forefather; foremother
popular; common; commonplace
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to fall ill; to be taken ill
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)