beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
one's own army; one's own team
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
metallic sound; metallic clank
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
running as fast as one can
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback