birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
major cleanup; spring cleaning
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
sound of a heavy object falling
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict