white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
already; now; no longer; not any more
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
while; even though; despite
to stop walking; to pause
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in succession; one by one
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
woman; female; feminine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be silent; to say nothing
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be surprised; to be astonished
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back