samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
periodic; cyclic; cyclical
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
negative; negative (e.g. thinking)
development (of film); photographic processing
without trouble; easily; readily
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
difference; disparity; gap
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay; winter-blight; bleakness of winter; business slump in winter (esp. in February)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
soon; before long; in the near future