aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
how long; how far; how much
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
university student; college student
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
periodic; regular; routine
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
(car) turn signal; blinker; indicator
pedestrian walkway along a road
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
postcard; memo; note; card
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
principle; theory; fundamental truth