to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
connection; link; relationship
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
simply; merely; only; solely
personal; individual; private
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
pretension; conceit; hubris
to watch intently; to stare
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
in that way; like that; that way
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
having said that; on the other hand
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to take over; to hand over
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
parting; separation; farewell