reason; logic; sense; truth; right
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
the other day; some time ago; recently
about; on; regarding; per; for every
consternation; falling into a panic; fluster; confusion; dismay; discomfiture
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
unqualified; without qualifications
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
beginning; outset; first; onset
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
six to four ratio; sixty-forty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
previous preconception; previous engagement
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
native-born; trueborn; (belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.); career (e.g. diplomat)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to keep an eye on; to take care of
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made