great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
several people; a few people
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
independent action; acting alone
but; however; provided that
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
sanity; consciousness; soberness
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation