intimacy; friendship; familiarity
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
eighth (place, position, etc.); having eight eyes; having many eyes; (of a fabric) having a loose knit; lamprey; eight-holed arrow whistle
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
development; exploitation
maximum permissible level or dosage
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
street; quarter; district; area
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
in the end; on top of that
under control (e.g. of territory)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
combatant; interested party in warfare; warring nation; belligerent
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition