concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
jumble (of two or several things); mix
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
the first and second; a few
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
event; phenomenon; matter
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
the whole area; all areas
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
fortune-telling; divination
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
preceding paragraph, section, or verse
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
true state; actual condition; reality