to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to shut in; to confine; to contain
legendary; fabled; fabulous
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
infiltration (e.g. of water); flooding
difficult to ...; hard to ...
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
secret; private; surreptitious
to capture public interest; to enjoy popularity
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
development; exploitation
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to