grotesque; disgusting; gross
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
control; management (e.g. of a business)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to recall; to remember; to recollect
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption; first offering of the season
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
second (unit of time); arc second
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized