oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
declaration; proclamation; announcement
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to repeat; to do something over again
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to have a meal; to take a meal
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to approach; to draw near
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
comparatively; relatively
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
leaving everything up to someone else
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
war; fighting; fierce competition
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
having said that; on the other hand
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
failure; mistake; blunder
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen