ancestor; forefather; foremother
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to be softened; to calm down
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to sink (into); to get depressed
four corners; four ordinal directions
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to throw open; to leave open
arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
walking briskly; determinedly
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
sketching; pointillism; stippling
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to break into fragments; to go to pieces