humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
fair and square; open and aboveboard
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
to burst (open); to break; to split
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to thrust before; to thrust at
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
devil; evil spirit; genie
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through