nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
fruit knife; paring knife
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
distinction; discrimination
for the first time in one's life
transcendence; excellence; superiority
devotion; attachment; infatuation
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
witnessing; observing; sighting
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
lost article; something forgotten
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
discovery; detection; finding
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
Sleeping Beauty; Thorn Princess; Briar Rose
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)