centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
to fight against; to oppose; to face
in name only; titular; nominal
true state; actual condition; reality
common knowledge; well-known fact
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
adult video game; erotic video game; pornographic video game
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
in public; in company; in the presence of others
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
for this very reason; that is exactly why
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
nonchalant air; unruffled air
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way