and yet; though; when; in spite of
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
eighth day of the month; eight days
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
place; situation; position; location
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance