end of a road; end of a street
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
supporting evidence; corroboration
being somewhat excited (agitated)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
hypothesis (formed by comparison with other similar objects); identification
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
gang of hoodlums (hooligans); bad company; companion in gang activities
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to fall into another's hands
in the hospital; hospitalized
the place for; the time for; the level of
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
phantom; vision; illusion
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
farfetched (argument, opinion); forced (sense, view); strained (interpretation); distorted
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo