direct unforked road; straight path
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
immediately carrying out (a plan)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
adds force or indicates command
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
in person; personally; directly