for today; for the time being
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to go past; to pass; to pass by
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
if it is the case that ...
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
regret; repentance; remorse
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
family restaurant (varied menu options, inexpensive); casual dining restaurant
bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc.; ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to flare up; to burst into flames
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
two parts; two copies; the second part
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
product; produce; result; fruit
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)