sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
might is right; history is written by the victors
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
occurrence; happening; incident; event
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
again and again; repeatedly
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
almost every day; almost daily
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
each house; every house; house to house; door to door
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
world; society; people; the public
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis