balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
great actor; famous actor; star
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
important person; strategic person; key figure
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
popular name; common name; given name
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features