distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
bowing (a string instrument)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
temple juniper (Juniperus rigida); needle juniper
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
Ming period (China; 1368-1644); Ming era
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
direct unforked road; straight path
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
migration; move; emigration; immigration
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
promotional video; music video; page view