parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
point of compromise; common ground
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
spoken language; colloquial expression
preface; introduction; preamble
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
important post; important office; key position
decision; determination; resolution
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
two times; twice; two degrees
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
concession; conciliation; compromise
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
final; eventual; ultimate
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
much less; to say nothing of