scene of the crime (offense, offence)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
near oneself; close to one; familiar
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
use; utilization; utilisation; application
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to cross the line; to go too far
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
this world; this life; world of the living
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset