close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to explain adequately; to be accountable
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
antiquity; the previous era
to extend one's knowledge
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
region; limits; stage; level
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
(only) one option; one possible choice
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
meaning; significance; sense
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck