of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
higher rank; better position
to cut; to slit; to slash
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
impossible to do (although wants to)
touché; you've got me there
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to break off (mid-sentence); to stop (saying)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
a handful (of); grasping (with one hand); gripping; grabbing
to wring the neck; to strangle
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to have a narrow escape from death
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
house search; search of the premises
success or failure; outcome; result
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
reason; cause; history; origin
one eye; single-lens (reflex camera); one eye (in a group of stones)
water vapour; water vapor; steam