scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
together with; same; both; all; including ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
writing; composition; essay; sentence
(written) contract; agreement
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to be born; to come into the world
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
powerful person; influential person
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
our country; our land; one's own country
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat