(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
sympathy; compassion; pity
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
computerization; computerisation
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
innocent; not guilty; harmless
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
postwar period; period after Second World War
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
border (between countries); national border
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside; to allocate
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
large number (of); many; majority
bunch of flowers; bouquet