direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
sitting in circle; round straw mat
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to increase; to add to; to augment
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
whatever the case; under any circumstances
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to raise one's voice; to shout
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
foreign; abroad; overseas
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis