minister (of a government department)
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
to weave a pattern; to begin to weave
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
either way; in any case; one way or another
outline; summary; gist; in brief
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
addition; annexation; appendage
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
width; width and narrowness
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
host and guest; the principal and the auxiliary; the principal and the subsidiary; subject and object; subject and object
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
sentient beings; humaneness; compassion
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
reading aloud; reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
sound of wind; beautiful poetry
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create