standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
event; phenomenon; matter
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to think of; to come up with
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
self-consciousness; self-awareness
you (plural); all of you; you all
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to make a speech; to address
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to smile (at); to grin (at)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
stale; hackneyed; cliched
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
gossip; corner of the mouth
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
sincere; earnest; serious
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all