to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
matter of time; question of time
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be thrilled; to be excited
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
literally; to the letter; literal
travelling alone; solitary journey
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to surround; to crowd around
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life