direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
armed forces; military; troops
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
pointing out; identification
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
mental illness; emotional disorder
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
storehouse; warehouse; godown
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
sorry; excuse me; thank you
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
name; given name; first name
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
pure; true; genuine; unmixed