past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
but; however; provided that
first thing in the afternoon
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
busy; having no time (for)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
part; portion; glimpse; bit
clarification; definition
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
immediately; right away; on the spot
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
choice; selection; option
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only