to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to have an idea; to have a clue
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to understand; to make out
treatment; service; handling; management
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
human relations; personal relationships
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
question; inquiry; enquiry
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
great person; eminent figure
young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time