faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
way; method; means; resource; course
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
ability; performance; efficiency
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
convenient; handy; useful
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
middle of the night; dead of night
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)