character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
bravery; courage; heroism
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to use; to make use of; to utilize
I regret that; I feel terrible but; I'm sorry but
counter for generations; epoch
condensed milk; Soviet Union
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
sixth day of the month; six days
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
sailor; boatman; passenger
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
emergency; unexpectedness
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
next (day, morning, etc.); following
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness