(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
condition; state (of health); appearance
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
sun; saint; San (people); son
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to need; to call for; to require
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
that; the matter in question
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to walk in on; to tread upon
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold