gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
mushrooming; mushroom picking; mushroom gathering
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
although I say; although one might say; although called
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
salvation of one's country
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
to be touching; to be moving
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about