to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
flame (color, colour); flame scarlet; bright reddish; orange
karma (from one's previous life)
to have one's knees be about to give way
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
dark place; unlit spot; darkness
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
as; because; with; due to
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
protest; refutation; pleading
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
established (certain) fact
to perceive; to understand
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer