definite; final; decisive; conclusive
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
omitted character; omitted letter
decision; settlement; definition
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
pull; patronage; tug; discount
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
the same ratio or percentage
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
same generation; one's generation
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
chemical symbol (e.g. H for hydrogen); element symbol
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
around the world; throughout the world
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
table of contents; contents