analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
to reach out (for); to extend one's reach (towards); to set one's sights (on); to work towards (getting, becoming, etc.); to put out a feeler; (lit.) to extend one's tentacles
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
bloodsucking; sucking blood
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
directly; in person; firsthand
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
dinner (esp. a formal one)
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
more than anything (else)
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
lifelong; lifetime; for life; life
disabled person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
life imprisonment; life sentence
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
religious painting; religious picture
to replace (a picture, sign, hanging scroll, etc.); to substitute; to take down (an old picture, etc.) and put up a new one; to move (a picture, etc.) to another location; to hang somewhere else
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest