verbalizing; putting into words
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
apparent; obvious; very clear
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
formal marriage interview
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
basic principle; fundamental principle
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to be on edge; to get nervous; to feel tense
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); the seven days of the week
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
reigning; controlling; dictating
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout