disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
(appropriate for) one's age
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
taste; liking; preference
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
place; room; margin; scope
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
superior; superiors; senior
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
contract; compact; agreement
to shade an account; to add something extra
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to become clear; to be made public
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
future (usually near); prospects
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
gentle; mild; meek; tender
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect