traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
finishing blow; coup de grâce
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
mechanism; organization; organisation
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
(short) rest; breather; break
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to increase; to add to; to augment
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
the relation of master to servant
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
declaration of war; proclamation of war
overlooking; turning a blind eye
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
drama; theatre; theater; play
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
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.)
killing and wounding; bloodshed
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap