death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
great writer; literary master; distinguished author
(social) class; rank; grade
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
many; numerous; various; large number of
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
one's real father; natural father; biological father
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; having poor reception (radio, etc.)
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
author; writer; novelist; artist
notice; attention; observation
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
three times; thrice; third (interval)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be worried; to be troubled
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply