to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to slap; to strike; to spank
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to fall off; to tumble down
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing from the starting station (of a bus, train, etc.)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
preface; introduction; preamble
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
to be too late; to be too slow
to make a speech; to address
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
just now; at this moment; at this point of time