pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
correction; rectification; mending; repair
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
karma (from one's previous life)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
different form; different shape
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
quarrel; dispute; argument
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
first anniversary of a person's death
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
wealthy person; millionaire
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
common talk; talk of the town; words of many people
entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship); going into commission; being in service
poisoning; kill by poison
to drug (someone, food, drink)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
3000; three thousand; many
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash