road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to call again; to call someone back
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
perfect; complete; flawless
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
otherwise; or else; if not
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
that; the matter in question
to torment; to torture; to harass
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
how; in what way; in what manner
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
since when; from when; how long
nothing but; none other than
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally