to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
little by little; bit by bit
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
simply; merely; only; solely
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
place; position; location; position; standing; status
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
in case of; at that time; at this time
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt