splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
ingredient; component; composition
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
item; something that one "just has to have"
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
rising; ascending; climbing
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
door (Western-style, car, etc.)