some people; a few people; several people
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
reaching; attaining; arrival
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
impossible; unlikely; improbable
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
firm; strong; solid; stable
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
transactions; dealings; business
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to have a relationship; to have relations
split; division; break up
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with