to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
common name; popular name
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
distinction; differentiation; classification
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
by means of; due to; because of; according to
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
unique; peculiar; singular
gene; genetic factor; genetic element
retention; maintenance; preservation
to concern; to be related
human rights; civil liberties
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
only recently; just of late
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
expression; presentation; representation; notation
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)