stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
small; fine; detailed; stingy
very much; very many; more and more
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
presence (impressive quality)
as you see; as you can see
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
younger scholar; future reference
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
innermost depths of one's heart
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
expression; look; countenance; face
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to concern; to be related
nod; inclination of the head
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
impossible to do (although wants to)
to shade an account; to add something extra
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
most part; greater part; majority
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)