fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
initial value; initial condition; IV; initializing value; default value
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
existence; being; life; survival
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
like this; in this way; as you see
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
firm; strong; solid; stable
fortress; stronghold; citadel
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
changing completely; transformation
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
stroll in the air (e.g. leisurely helicopter, airplane ride)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions