keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if not; even without
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
array; muster; line-up; full force
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
those (near the second person)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
distinction; differentiation; classification
educational system; school system
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
discovery; detection; finding
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
note (for reference); remarks; N.B.
to face; to go towards; to head towards
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
two persons; two people; pair; couple
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship