(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
feeling keenly; fully realizing
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
unique; peculiar; singular
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.); to end (e.g. a play, an episode, an event, etc.)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
secret; private; surreptitious
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
to attempt; to test; to try out
one day; (on) a certain day
contest between different schools (of fencing, etc.)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
river; stream; River; the ... river
following a text word by word (e.g. when translating)
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
largehearted; frank; unaffected
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting