meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to be on a roll; to be in a good spot; to be on a (winning) streak
to be pleased with; to suit
difference; discrepancy; variation
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
one's whole heart; everything one feels
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
state religion; official religion; established religion
personification; impersonation; embodiment
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
large build; large pattern
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
emperor (of Japan); mikado
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)