in a sense; in some way; to an extent
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
road approaching a shrine
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
choices; alternatives; options
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
Junkudo (Japanese bookstore chain)
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
new book; new publication
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to refer to; to use as reference
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
wherein; therein; thereinto
counter for books; volume
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
another's parent; another's parents
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be