slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
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)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
on the occasion of; at the time of
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to gather; to collect; to assemble
as; because; with; due to
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
government office; agency; board
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
each nation; many nations; many countries
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
reality; actuality; hard fact
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
Last Judgment (judgment of mankind to take place when the world ends, according to various religious traditions)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation