small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to happen to have on hand or in stock
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
if it is the case that ...
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be found; to be discovered
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
being in love with each other
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
region; limits; stage; level
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
both; both sides; both parties
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint