weak point; unskillfulness
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in the meanwhile; during the time
voting; ballot; poll; vote
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
chance (of success); odds
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
something; some kind of; for some reason
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
moment by moment; hour by hour
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to pluck; to pick; to tear
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)