strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
settlement; solution; resolution
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
hard (life); tough (world)
hard to get; hard to come by
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
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
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo