book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to some extent; to a certain extent
cannot be helped; unavoidable
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to be flexible; to be accommodating
whispering into a person's ear
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be helpful; to be useful
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
northern part; the north (of a region)
title; index; heading; headline; caption
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
eastern part; the east (of a region)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
in accordance with; according to
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
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
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
extensive; vast range; wide scope
on and after; from ... onward; since
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)