alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
without; but if; otherwise; or else
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
domestic affairs; internal administration
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
high; noble; refined; advanced
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
death from disease; death from illness
health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination
high blood pressure; hypertension
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
coronation ceremony; enthronement
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
outsider; someone outside of a group
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront