tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
how others look at you; what others think about you
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
how many years; how long; what year
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to trace back to (the origins of something)
orphan; person without friends
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
deep affection; dear; beloved
hard to get; hard to come by
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking