person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path
sunlight filtering through trees
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
the West; the Occident; Western countries
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
personal digital assistant; PDA
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)