what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
confidentially; privately; off the record
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to make a person's blood run cold
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
last days; the end; one's fate
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
aborted fetus (foetus); miscarried fetus; stillborn fetus; newborn baby
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
surname; family name; last name
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
class; heading; group; category
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
cash bonus; reward; bounty