passage; path; route; one's way
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
journey; route of a journey
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
a little bit; a little while
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to boil strongly; to be excited
Dragon King; promoted rook
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of