running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to look away; to turn away
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
by itself; automatically; naturally
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to have a frost; to get frost; to become frosty; to become covered with frost
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
the same as always; day after day
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
sundry; various; assorted
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to get drunk; to become tipsy
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)