taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to serve; to work for; to attend
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
along the road; along the way
and; thereupon; because of that
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
knowing; (an) acquaintance
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
former years; formerly; a few years ago
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
just a minute; small quantity
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
underground organization; underground organisation
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...