state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to boil strongly; to be excited
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
one person; another name; nickname; alias
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
treating someone like a child
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
joint together; opposite; facing
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating