armed forces; military; troops
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
creative power; creativity
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
still; even now; to this day
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
expression; look; countenance; face
just because; even if; even though
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
button (clothing); push-button
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
gesture; gesticulation; motion
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious