Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
freely; frankly; without reserve
with a collapse; with a slump
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment