district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
although I say; although one might say; although called
to entertain; to make welcome
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
question; inquiry; enquiry
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
doing whatever one pleases
source of worry; source of distress
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
other; another; over; more than; I; me
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)