therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
concession; conciliation; compromise
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
popular person; favorite; favourite
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to be greedy; to devour greedily
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
boisterously; roughly; briskly
this and that; various things
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
middle of the night; dead of night
neighbourhood; neighborhood
professional killer; hit man
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness