to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
personality; character; individuality; personhood
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
madness; craziness; insanity
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
settlement; solution; resolution
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
snake; serpent; large snake
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
scene; spectacle; sight; view
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
will not do; do not; does not
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
singing voice; (sound of) singing