excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
few decades; many decades; several decades
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
poisoning; kill by poison
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
opposite; reverse; contrary
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to advance (as of a baseball game); to repeat
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
it is not (like that) either
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think