bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
realistic; graphic; true to life
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
heart; guts; nerve; central part
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font