joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
representative; exemplary; model
both; both sides; both parties
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
ex-husband; former husband
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
mask; disguise; guise; mask
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
property; fortune; assets
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to approach; to draw near
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
ban; prohibition; taboo; law; ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
akabeko; toy from Fukushima prefecture in the shape of a red cow, also used as a talisman against smallpox
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
muddy racetrack; overly wet racetrack; racetrack in bad condition; road in poor condition; miry road; muddy road
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
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
tendency; trend; inclination
remarkable; striking; obvious
but; however; although; though