genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
last night; yesterday evening
permission; approval; authorization; license
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
(made of) stone; stone-built
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
these guys; these fellows
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange