general idea; concept; notion
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to take a breath; to take a short rest
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
news; word; tidings; omen
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
coating (esp. lacquering)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
firm; strong; solid; stable
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
steady; sound; reliable; solid
plainly; clearly; vividly
to be smeared; to be covered
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
decoration; ornament; trimmings
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to challenge (a person) to a fight
that is to say; so that means
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings