otherwise; or else; if not
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
equality; impartiality; evenness
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
trivial; not amounting to much
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(not) a single person; (no) one
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
summer vacation; summer holiday
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
single word; a few words; brief comment
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
(a) little; somewhat; somehow