substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
to manage something successfully; to be successful
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
sense of loss; feeling of loss
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
substitution; alternative; substitute
all night long; all through the night
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
petition for retrial; appeal for retrial
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
little by little; bit by bit
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
authentication by facial recognition
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
many; much; plenty; hardly
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
laws and regulations; legislation
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
(electrical) outlet; (wall) socket; power point