kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
class; heading; group; category
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
all present; all concerned; all of us
to move forward; to move on
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
sharing; division; draw; tie
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw