the same kind; accomplice; partner
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to keep away; to keep at a distance
reality; actuality; hard fact
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
time; hour; period; class
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
pleasant feeling; good vibes
good feeling; feeling good
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
white horse; unrefined sake
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
three; three years of age
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
three mountains; three shrines (of Kumano); three kingdoms (of 14th and 15th-century Okinawa)
senior high school; high school
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised