idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
senior high school student
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
(political) power; authority; influence
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
family; relatives; dependents; household
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
had better ...; had better not ...
many; a lot; much; multitude
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
-less; lacking; non-existing
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to chase; to run after; to pursue
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
scene; spectacle; sight; view
instant; moment; for an instant
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding