individual differences; personal equation
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
softly; mildly; gently; politely
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
here and there; everywhere
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
incredible song; great song
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
income; receipts; revenue
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
pride; dignity; self-respect
outside of one's area of expertise
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to follow; to conform; to apply to