painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
how; in what way; how about
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
majority group (party, faction)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
individual; one by one; separate; each
minority group (party); minority
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
seven (long cylindrical things)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
class; heading; group; category
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart