equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
such ... as; or some such
to ask; to enquire; to query
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
it is not (like that) either
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for