official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to talk; to chat; to chatter
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
metropolitan government (of Tokyo)
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
modesty; humility; being humble
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall