to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
transcontinental railroad
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
from the viewpoint of; according to
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
counter for doses of medicine, etc.
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
reopening; resumption; restarting
hostility; antagonism; opposition
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
quite; utterly; really; completely
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to collect; to assemble; to gather
curiosity; inquisitiveness