original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
way; method; means; resource; course
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
small number; few; minority
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
end; close; conclusion; termination
participant; entrant; player; competitor
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
beginning; clue; starting point
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
hokora; small wayside shrine
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
personal; private; oneself
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember