scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
guess; speculation; supposition
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
treating someone like a child
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
front; frontage; facade; main
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
loyal retainer; loyal subject
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
outbreak of war; starting a war
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
small hill; low hill; hillock
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately