clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
head; brains; intellect; understanding
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
companion; partner; spouse
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
the place for; the time for; the level of
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
hard worker; hardworking person
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to make sense; to be meaningful
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
opposite side; other side; other party
to stop walking; to pause
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
standard; set; routine; decided
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
chief vassal; senior statesman