cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
condition; situation; prospects
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
that's a different matter; that's a different story
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
day (as in holiday); daytime
bad behavior; misbehavior
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method