before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
difference; discrepancy; variation
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
staff identity card; employee ID card
joint together; opposite; facing
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
firm; unshakeable; resolute
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
third day of the month; three days
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
discovery; detection; finding
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
main temple building; nave
having an ancient and honorable origin
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample