to read the situation; to sense the mood
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
two-storied gate; tower gate
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
complete change; about-face
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
solution; solution strategy
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
periodic; regular; routine