painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
direct unforked road; straight path
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
even more; still more; further
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
how long; how far; how much
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
in the end; at the end of the day
dealing with; coping with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
root; source; origin; cause
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
acceleration; speeding up
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)