moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
evident; plain; distinct; clear
difference; variation; difference
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
will not do; do not; does not
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
and yet; though; when; in spite of
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
simply; merely; only; solely
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice