regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
at that time; in those days
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
natural virtue; personal virtue
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
saintliness; great virtue; eminent virtue
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die