genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
not worth considering; out of the question
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
demarcation; marking of boundaries
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to some extent; to a certain extent
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting