selection; choice; option
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to save; to leave over; to spare
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
nature; property; disposition
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
anything and everything; just about everything
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
unanticipated; unexpected
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
pregnancy; conception; gestation
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster