this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
sequel; later development
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
liquid crystal television
archeologist; archaeologist
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
man; male; masculine gender
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
cooperation; collaboration
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
sincere; earnest; serious
tension; mental strain; nervousness
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)