(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to keep a watchful eye on
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
such; like that; in that way
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
back (of a chair); backrest
sunshade; blind; awning; parasol
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to show up; to appear; to turn up