adductor muscle; adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
very shy person; bashful person
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
border (between countries); national border
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
door; gate; opening; title page
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to be full of pride; to be boastful
the lower classes; the common people
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
inept doctor; bad doctor; poor doctor; quack
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
tool; implement; means; furniture
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence