to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to rule; to govern; to administer
area; domain; territory; field; range
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
arrangement; disposition; array (programming)
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
growth period; growing season
period of maturity; adolescence; puberty
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
man; male; masculine gender
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
presence (impressive quality)
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
Imperial Family; Imperial Household