I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to say; to be called; to do
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
behind; in the rear; in back
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
perfect; perfection; perfect game
cooperation; coordination; link
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to be opposite; to face each other
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
complete; whole; perfect; safe
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
(committee) chairman; president
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
highest grade; superlative degree
to serve; to work for; to attend
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki