orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
thicket; coppice; brushwood
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
chalk (mineral); white wall
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
downhill road; descending road
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
traditional; conventional
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")