seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
living thing; organism; creature; biology
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
so what!; who gives a damn?
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
putting into operation; invocation
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
treating someone like a child
present (brought by a visitor); gift
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
descendant; posterity; offspring
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
calamity; disaster; accident
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true