to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
contradiction; inconsistency
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
order; command; directions; instructions
to count; to include in the number
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
public storehouse used to store grain or valuables collected for taxation (ritsuryō system)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country
emperor (of Japan); mikado
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
evening; early night hours
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
waist; waistline; waist measurement
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
to slide down; to slip down
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
going to and fro; back and forth
check; restraint; oppression; repression
again and again; repeatedly
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view