one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
genuine; authentic; true; real
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
hidden treasure; treasured article
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
proposal; offer; request; application
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
cosmos; common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to come to (a serious state); to reach
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to be enchanted; to be charmed
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
reason; logic; sense; truth; right