point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
mediator; go-between; middleman
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
an assortment; combination
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
thinking back now; looking back
lamentation; sorrow; grief
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
to lose (a chance); to miss; to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
peeling off (adhesive tape, wallpaper, etc.); pulling apart (Velcro)
suspension bridge; rope bridge
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
poor or lowly masterless samurai
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to (physically) force someone to sit down
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
loop; shape of a hiragana "no"
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up; stomach condition
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
to become muddy; to become slushy
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering