surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
flowering tree; Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum)
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
type of jōruri recitation
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
coincident with; while; simultaneously
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel