affectation; showiness; pretence
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
camp stool; folding stool
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
virile; tough; masculine; intense
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
dark; not understood; unknown
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)