zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
missing link (e.g. transitional fossil)
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
multiple personality; split personality
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
oiran; highest-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
several people; a few people
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line