tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to forget to say; to forget to mention
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to be found; to be discovered
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
difficult to ...; hard to ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
condition; state (of health); appearance
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
twice; again; second time
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
imperial court; royal court
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
body and soul; mind and body
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged