certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to eat too much; to overeat
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
long ago; already; a long time ago
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
home area; home town; local
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
glossy black (hair); (lit.) color of a crow with wet feathers
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
when it comes to; concerning
living thing; living creature; animal; life
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
act of mercy; helping another person