thick; bulky; massive; heavy
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
conference room; council room
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
all over; all over the place; everywhere
rare; extraordinary; singular
shady; underhanded; questionable
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
improvisation (usu. musical); impromptu performance
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
older brother and older sister
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
person of high rank or position
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
the 8 districts of feudal Japan
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to