dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
leader; authority; mainstay
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
observation; survey; watching
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to annoy; to cause trouble
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to say; to be called; to do
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance