silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
future (usually near); prospects
crops; agricultural produce
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
older brother; elder brother
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
one day; (on) a certain day
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
use; utilization; utilisation; application
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to change completely; to change suddenly
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life