consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
craving; longing; thirsting
to become dim; to become blurred
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
mumps; epidemic parotitis
to mistake (A for B); to misread
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to cause to swell; to inflame
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to take; to catch; to capture
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...