direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
being left out; being ostracized
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
with a (light) slapping sound
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
to appreciate; to be thankful
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
reaching; attaining; arrival
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
exceptional item; extraordinary product
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
but; however; although; even though
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
chief vassal; senior statesman
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with