pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
interior design; interior; upholstery
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
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)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
and; thereupon; because of that
brothers and sisters; siblings
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
originally; by nature; from the start
due form; official; formality
unveiling; debut; introduction
death rate; mortality rate
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without