main question; real issue at hand
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
feng (male Chinese firebird)
you (plural); all of you; you all
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
increased volume or quantity
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.