mochi; (sticky) rice cake
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
still; even now; to this day
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
discretion; discretionary power
to be opposite; to face each other
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
Japanese Industrial Standards; JIS
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
one's own child; one's own children
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor