roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
... years old; age (of) ...
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
man; male; masculine gender
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
the front; honest; upright; decent
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
property; fortune; assets
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to harm; to cause harm to
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
that person; that gentleman; that lady
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)