mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
ritsuryō; criminal, administrative and civil codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
moment by moment; hour by hour
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
with a collapse; with a slump
to pitch forward; to fall forward
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to speak; to hear a voice
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to squeeze out; to wring out
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity