wide difference; a world of difference
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to brave a danger; to take a risk
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
results; record; grades; marks
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
dusk; nightfall; twilight
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
mask; disguise; guise; mask
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
insurance; guarantee; warranty
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
(one's) concern; having (something) to do with
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
either way; in any case; one way or another