attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
guidance; leadership; leading the way
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
the more one looks (at it) the more...
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
since when; from when; how long
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
speaking voice; talking voice
to speak; to hear a voice
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
continuation; succession; series
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)