opportunity; chance; time; occasion
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
endurance; perseverance; patience
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
caravansary; caravanserai
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
true character; true heart; true spirit
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
people; citizens; subjects; folk
heaven and earth; top and bottom
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
scrap lumber; piece of wood
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
admiration; praise; prizing; appreciation
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to crumble away; to collapse
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
revision (of text); alteration; change
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
talk; dialogue; conversation
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
body donation; (arch.) becoming naked