I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
literally; to the letter; literal
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
(committee) chairman; president
connection; link; relationship
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage