having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to explain adequately; to be accountable
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to try to do; to attempt to do
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
just one person; only one
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
solitude; loneliness; isolation
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
slave contract (in the entertainment industry); harsh, slave-like long-term contract
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
verbal promise; one's word
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
gradually; slowly but steadily
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
chance; opportunity; occasion
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to arrive home; to return