to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
next; secondly; subsequently
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
apparently; appears to be
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
having gone too far to turn back
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
fragment; one of the group or party
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle