meditation; contemplation
profiting while others fight
innocent; blameless; guiltless
same kind (race); homogeneousness
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
all people; the whole nation
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to knock down; to knock out
to become dim; to become blurred
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
ratio; proportion; percentage
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
multiple choice (e.g. question)
visual novel; interactive fiction video game featuring a text-based story and mostly static graphics
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
arrest; apprehension; capture
charge; grounds; suspicion
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit