though; notwithstanding; although
final; eventual; ultimate
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
calamity; disaster; accident
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
from the viewpoint of; according to
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to cry and shout; to scream
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to let out a cry; to break forth
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
worst; poor and boring; uncool
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to rule; to govern; to administer
point of departure; initial point; starting point
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
knowing; (an) acquaintance
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
unique; peculiar; singular
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)