reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
rich person; wealthy person
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to invite in; to show someone in
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
carving; engraving; sculpture
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
corridor; hallway; passageway
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
sons and daughters; children; girl
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
supreme; sublime; highest