moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
story; tale; talk; discussion
at that time; in those days
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
offensive (movement); aggression
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to attack; to assault; to assail
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
power; authority; influence
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted