worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
honorific/polite/humble prefix
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
suffix for familiar person
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
memories; recollections; reminiscence
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
briars; thicket; the bush
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
in one's own way or style
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back