to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
manners; courtesy; etiquette
(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
release; liberation; acquittal
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
possessed of a strong sense of duty
personal feelings; self-interest
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
abuse; misuse; perversion
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
shady; underhanded; questionable
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
life or death; existence; destiny
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
inland districts; inland areas
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
use; utility; profit; gain