persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
reexamination; reinvestigation; resurvey
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
omen; sign; notice; indication
dusk; nightfall; twilight
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
virtual space (e.g. in computer graphics)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
the way (something) ought to be; (present) state (of); how things are
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
next generation; future generation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
limited; limiting; restrictive
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
the opposite direction; the other way
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe