artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
decision; determination; resolution
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
innocent; cherubic; childlike
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
only; merely; but; no more than
several people; a few people