pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
follower; attendant; valet; servant
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
retainer; attendant; escort
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
government service; the bureaucracy
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
neat and clean; tidy; trim
book; volume; this; present; main; head
tail (animal); tail end; tip
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit