taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to blunt; to dull; to weaken
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
assertion; declaration; affirmation
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
health management; health maintenance; health care
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
control; management (e.g. of a business)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
premature death; untimely death; dying young
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder