knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
influence; clout; leverage
bolt from the blue; great surprise
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
important person; strategic person; key figure
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
came here; coming here; recently
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)