-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
late at night; small hours of the morning
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
particularly; only; in the case of
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
central government office; head office; this office
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
official announcement; proclamation
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
main temple building; nave
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
long ago; already; a long time ago
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
ingredient; component; composition
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
setting aside; leaving to one side
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
regular time; stated period
it's no joke; gimme a break!
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to talk; to chat; to chatter
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious