artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
one's own child; one's own children
great depth; bottomless; great height
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
spinning (textiles); spun yarn
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
old capital; former capital
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout