one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
such; like that; that sort of; very
loser; defeated person; the defeated
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
image; figure; figure; form; image
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
disorder; chaos; confusion
essence; true nature; substance; reality
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
family; members of a family
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
record high; all-time high
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen