disinheritance; disowning
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
older brother and older sister
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to manage something successfully; to be successful
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
older brother and younger sister
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
besides; in addition; also; moreover
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
declaration; proclamation; announcement
selfish; self-centred; egotistical