plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
surely; certainly; without doubt
to go past; to pass; to pass by
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
in that way; like that; that way
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
two (long cylindrical things)
to take off one's glasses
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
tiger pattern; striped (like a tiger)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
very loose; slowly; leisurely
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes