reaching; attaining; arrival
long ago; a long time ago; already
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
education; training; discipline
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to pile up; to accumulate
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
at first; in the beginning; originally
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
sincere; honest; faithful
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to get someone to say; to make someone say
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
see-through (e.g. blouse)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember