in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
mining; digging; working (a mine)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
clicking; clopping; clacking
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
members; member; constituent
rest; break; recess; intermission
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
height (of a person); stature
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
two (long cylindrical things)
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)