yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
two (long cylindrical things)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
down payment; contract money
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
for this very reason; that is exactly why
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
self-examination; reflection
self-purification; self-cleansing
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
head start; initiative; preemption
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility
fiction; fabrication; concoction
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
that's the way it is; such is life