(period of) a year; during an era
copying calligraphy without sticking to the model (calligraphy); copying freely
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
that's a different matter; that's a different story
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
how long; how much; to what extent
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to be prolonged; to drag on
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
being too late; losing one's final chance
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
now that; since; so long as; because