pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
decrease in level; deterioration; decline
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
tank (military vehicle); chariot
flawless; absolute perfection
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
prince on a white horse; knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
piling shame on top of shame
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
extract; excerpt; selection
illegal channel; back channel; black market
absentmindedly; vacantly; dully; to be unattractive; to be unsophisticated; to be unrefined
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
ideally; if one were to wish for more
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out