mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
older sister; lass; young lady
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
skill; dexterity; proficiency
soldier; combatant; warrior
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to cease; to stop; to be over
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to say no more; to sink into silence
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
distant look; faraway look
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
present continuous tense; present progressive form
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization