necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum); simplestem bur-reed
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; biennial
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
study; diligence; discount; reduction
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be conspicuous; to stand out
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
three; three years of age
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
comparatively; relatively
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
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