vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
around the clock; day and night
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
belief; faith; conviction
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold