degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to stop walking; to pause
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to say; to be called; to do
god king; god-king; guardian deity
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully