big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
naturalization; naturalisation
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to relax; to feel at home
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
administrator; director; commissioner
sweet voice; seductive voice
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
cosmetics; toilet articles
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
looking away; looking aside
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
elder sister; older female friend
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance