wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
influence; effect; impact
high tide; high water; full tide
below sea level; undersea; beneath the waves
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
bank; weir; embankment; levee
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
children's story; fairy tale
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; three-pronged fork; trident
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)