privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
number of persons; personnel
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
holy tree; sacred tree; Christmas tree
to play a leading role; to play a central part
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
foster mother; adoptive mother
celebration; congratulations
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
dignity; majesty; sanctity
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
the touch of; feel of; texture
manner of using one's hands
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
direct descent; direct line
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
this is why; this means; it is the case that
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)