disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
price; cost; value; worth; value
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
as (for); for; in the capacity of
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
creator; inventor; creative; content creator; developer
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
only; merely; but; no more than
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
spider's thread; spider silk
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
since; henceforth; ever since