to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
each; (arch.) you (plural)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
change; alteration; modification
scene; sight; scenario; setting
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
marks or dots written alongside a word to indicate stress or draw the reader's attention; emphasis mark; guiding marks written beside kanji to facilitate reading of kanbun
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
circulation; dissemination
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
contradiction; inconsistency
long time; long interval; for quite some time
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
duty; obligation; responsibility
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
posterity; future life; life to come
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)