to sit; to squat; to be implicated
welcome!; nice to see you!
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
first meeting; first interview with
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
just one person; only one
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
each juncture; each turning point
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
about; concerning; related to; -ish
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
immature form (of an organism); young animal
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
absence; disregard; indifference
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody