while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
a cut above; one step above
continuation; succession; series
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
but; however; provided that
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
study; diligence; discount; reduction
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
just because; even if; even though