selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
boastful; conceited; bragging; impudent
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
influence (on someone); inspiration
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
difference; disparity; gap
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
personality; character; individuality; personhood
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
to fight against; to oppose; to face
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to form a group; to form a bunch
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
letting (someone) die without helping
many; much; plenty; hardly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to thrust down; to push off
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself