pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to bend sharply; to twist; to contort; to curl
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
difference; variation; difference
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
sending to the rear (esp. a soldier); evacuation from the front; sending later
since; henceforth; ever since
participation; joining; entry
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
heliborne (e.g. operation, assault)