pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to pass (of time); to elapse
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
slope; slanting surface; bevel
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
black ground; black cloth
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to degenerate; to lapse into
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
young girl; lass; adolescent female
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
help the weak and crush the strong
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall