gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to bring; to take; to bring about
tonsure; shaving one's head (upon entering the Buddhist priesthood)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
at once; immediately; right now
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to make sure of the truth
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
person standing watch; guard duty
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
offence; offense; hindrance
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to leave word; to leave a message
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
third day of the month; three days
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible