courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
confused; flustered; at a loss
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
palatial residence; stately mansion
strong opposition; vehement opposition
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
control; management (e.g. of a business)
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
corridor; hallway; passageway
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
vacant house; unoccupied house
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky