traditional; customary; conventional
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
literal translation; direct translation
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
on the other hand; at the same time
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
one's native language; Japanese
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
nature's beauty (cool breeze and bright moon)
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
wind and string instruments; music
in accordance with; according to
trouble; distress; sorrow
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
front; frontage; facade; main
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
conservative; regressive; backward-looking; unenterprising
supply; provision; service; supply
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
brave warrior; hero; brave man
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards