to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
single word; a few words; brief comment
particularly; only; in the case of
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
besides; in addition; also; moreover
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
world; society; people; the public
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial