no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
school building; schoolhouse
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion
messenger; envoy; emissary
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
outward appearance; looks
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
change; alteration; modification
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
after-sales service; warranty service
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse