tofu; bean curd; beancurd
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
reason; logic; method; system; order
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
reaction; response; reaction
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be mad about; to be hooked on
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
natural calamity; disaster
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
just because; even if; even though
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it