opposite side; opposition
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
either way; in any case; one way or another
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
theatre; theater; playhouse
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
inheritance; something given or received
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
modesty; humility; being humble
no!; no no!; no, not at all
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
stairs; stairway; staircase
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
origin; beginning; source; rise
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case