grasp; catch; understanding
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
wherein; therein; thereinto
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
man; male; masculine gender
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to anticipate; to foresee
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
verdigris; green rust; copper rust
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
a long time (since the last time)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)