correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
patriarch; head of a family
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to stop walking; to pause
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
dullness (esp. of the skin); lack of luster; dirt; soil; contamination
cheap article; poor quality article
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to have a talk; to tell a story
this is why; this means; it is the case that
(skill of) making funny faces; facial performance
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
secret meeting; secret conference