the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
to fall off; to tumble down
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
founder; originator; pioneer
to be intimate with; to befriend
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
to be fated; to be linked by fate
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
to fall from heaven (the sky)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
older sister and younger brother
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
dull sound; muffled sound
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
mass; quality and quantity
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
sheaf of rice; bundle of rice plants