the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
reality; actuality; hard fact
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
knight; keima (in go); knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation