even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
talk; dialogue; conversation
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
dish dressed with sesame sauce
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)