to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
high voltage; high pressure
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
small; fine; detailed; stingy
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
safety; welfare; well-being
to escape from; to get out
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
opposite side; opposition
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
human; human-like; as a person