great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
self-justification; excuse
show; exhibition; spectacle
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
(not) even once; (not) ever
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
(one) could even say that
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
nature; property; disposition
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
strong person; the strong; the powerful
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
substitution; replacement; shifting; change