(period of) a year; during an era
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
discovery; detection; finding
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again