innermost depths of one's heart
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
being too late; losing one's final chance
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
battle of wits; contest of wits
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
had better ...; may as well ...
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
but; however; even though; even if
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
without leaving any trace
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
a step; short distance; short time
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)