to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
magic sword; cursed sword
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
on board a ship; aboard a ship
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
absence; disregard; indifference
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
remarkable; striking; obvious
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
port city; harbor city; harbour city
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house