wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to serve; to work for; to attend
unqualified; without qualifications
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
again and again; repeatedly
to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
one end; an end; part; fragment
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth