platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
at first; in the beginning; originally
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to pick up; to find; to gather
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be surprised; to be astonished
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
time; hour; period; class
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
gradually; slowly but steadily
talking while standing; standing around talking
elegance; taste; refinement
(another's) daughter; young lady
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell