harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
duty; function; office; mission; task
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to take command; to give direction
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
appearance; figure; shape; form
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
line of spears held at the ready
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
how; in what way; by what means
what time; (lit.) which hour
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
successive generations; successive emperors
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country