awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
a few years ago; some years back
3000; three thousand; many
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to explain adequately; to be accountable
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
joint struggle; common (united) front
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number