width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
check (pattern); ichimatsu doll
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to be too late; to be too slow
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
in the same way as; just like
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
finite; limited; restricted
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
at the mercy of (e.g. the waves); with (e.g. the wind)
calculating; mercenary; closefisted