serious; severe; grave; acute
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
our country; our land; one's own country
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
lately; recently; these days
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system); old man; white ash (of charcoal)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
pointing out; identification
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
such; like that; in that way
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
individual; private person; personal; natural person
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
jumping about; rampancy; domination
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
information bureau; intelligence department
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending