grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to be expensive; to be costly
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
mobile; mobile (sculpture)
daily publication; daily issue
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
no sleep or rest; working day and night
establishment; foundation
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
naval port; naval station
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
dim-witted; airheaded; bird-brained; dim; dullard; blockheaded
personal affair; one's own affair
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
courtesy call; courtesy visit
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
curses come home to roost; (lit.) if you curse someone, dig two graves
exquisite beauty or charms