style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
bottom-tier university with low entry requirements
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
station; office; guardroom
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
sudden outbreak; accidental; incidental
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to be silent; to say nothing
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
to make an appearance; to show up
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
two (long cylindrical things)
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
don't you think?; indicates question
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)