housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
transcendence; excellence; superiority
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
front; frontage; facade; main
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
jumble; hodgepodge; potpourri; heterogenous mixture
alternately; by turns; one after the other
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock