head; brains; intellect; understanding
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
staying the night; lodging (at)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
not worth doing; waste of effort
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to apologize; to apologise
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
cut; reduction; curtailment
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)