one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
complete change; about-face
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to be relieved of one's post
main school; principal school; this school; our school
old friend; old acquaintance
sudden change; complete change
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
shell (e.g. electron shell)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
rite of scattering flowers; glorious death (in battle); heroic death
neat and clean; tidy; trim
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern