to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
guardian; mentor; protector
companion; partner; spouse
thicket; coppice; brushwood
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
equality; impartiality; evenness
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
history of; experience of
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
hills and fields; countryside
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
sincere; honest; faithful