unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
correction; revision; amendment
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
will; intent; desire; will; testament
smoothly; easily; readily
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
recitation; reciting from memory
corridor; gallery; platform; passageway
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
existence; possession; having; limited company
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate