simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
speech and conduct; words and deeds
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
to read (a book, etc.) over again
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
present; gift; to give a present or gift
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing