half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
senior high school; high school
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
match; game; bout; contest
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
-less; lacking; non-existing
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
witness stand; witness box