correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education
kabbalah (Jewish mystic tradition); qabalah; cabala
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
several weeks; a few weeks
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
extremely troubled; very puzzled
this and that; various things
things depend on how you look at them
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
to sob; to be choked with tears
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
companion; partner; spouse
to carry out one's mission
parts; accessories; components
grand ceremony; state ceremony; important law; legal canon
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
to admire (someone's courage); to approve of (someone's ambition)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
computerization; computerisation
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)