to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
death in battle; killed in action
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
dukedom; duchy; principality
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to perceive; to understand
step; stride; counter for steps
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
bribe; money under the table
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
in order; in turn; one by one
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
encouragement; cheering on