how long; how far; how much
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to push aside; to brush aside
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
observation; survey; watching
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
random; unintentional; unintended
go that far; to that extent
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
convenient; handy; useful
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be greedy; to devour greedily