both; both sides; both parties
to distract one's attention
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to approach; to draw near
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
metallic sound; metallic clank
advance; moving forward; progress
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to rain incessantly; to downpour
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
gossip; corner of the mouth
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to leave to one's imagination
soon; before long; in the near future
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to be torn off; to come off
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction