insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to gather; to collect; to assemble
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
silence; stillness; quietness
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to bury; to embed; to implant
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
the whole; all; on the whole; generally; from the start; from the outset
item; article; dish; course; finest item
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
difference; variation; difference
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)