soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
light; easy; non-serious; minor
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to be born; to come into this world
pleased to make your acquaintance
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
suspicious-looking; fishy
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to tie; to fix; to attach
death from disease; death from illness
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
something like ...; something called ...
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
entire world; whole world; world stage
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one