inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; situation; position; location
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to become possible; to become able to (do)
something; some kind of; for some reason
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to get help; to enlist aid
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
literature; books (reference); document
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
special training; intensive training; crash course