head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
people; men and women; each person; everybody
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
next term; next period; next version; next release
crazy talk; nonsense; jest
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
billboard; advertising tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
speculation; thinking; meditation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to recover consciousness; to come to
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
female ghost; female apparition; female monster
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to be bony; to be angular
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
at once; immediately; right now
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only