here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to steal; to shoplift; to play pachinko
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
battlefield; battleground
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
successive generations; successive emperors
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
every year; yearly; annually
January; first month of the lunar calendar
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
serious; severe; grave; acute
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
in one's own way or style
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about