final; eventual; ultimate
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
author; writer; novelist; artist
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
priority; order of precedence
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to have a talk; to tell a story
standard value; reference value; nominal value
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
professionalism; professional awareness
action; operation; effect; function
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
concession; conciliation; compromise
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
beforehand; in advance; previously
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter