department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
either way; in any case; one way or another
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
healthy; sound; wholesome
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
society; the world; the times
blur; blurred; indistinct
even if; even though; however; no matter how
murder; homicide; manslaughter
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days