skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
to be second to none (in)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
maid; helper; help; assistance
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
convenient; handy; useful
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
same; similar; (just) like; equal
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
ongoing; in progress; afoot
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
connection; link; relationship
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out