optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in this way; thus; such; uh...
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to anticipate; to foresee
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
sympathy for a tragic hero; rooting for the underdog
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
second-year student; biennial
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...