to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
journey; route of a journey
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
republicanism; cooperation; working together
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
to some extent; to a certain extent
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
elegance; taste; refinement
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
society; the world; the times
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
proper; respectable; decent; honest
at any cost; at any price; at any expense