wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
henry (unit of inductance)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
royal capital; imperial capital
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
voice training; vocal exercises
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
attractive middle-aged man
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman