substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
death; the late; the deceased
looks; features; (personal) appearance
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
of the same age; age-matched
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
contrast; antithesis; comparison
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
coincidence of opinions, etc.; agreement
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
worldly affairs; ways of the world
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
inseparable friend; sworn friend
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
haori (Japanese formal coat)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
seated figure (e.g. of Buddha); sedentary statue; sedentary image
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
symbol (of); emblem; (mental) image; representation; idea
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
edge of the eaves; house frontage
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
title; index; heading; headline; caption
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)