no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
number one; first; best; most; game; round
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
modesty; humility; being humble
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
impossible to do (although wants to)
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
polite; respectful; reverent
right angle; perpendicular
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
interception (email); wiretap; bug
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe