so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(some) more; even more; longer; further
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
energy; military strength
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to fall off; to tumble down
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
under the guidance of; under the leadership of
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
line; queue; procession; matrix
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
just because; even if; even though
both hands; both arms; ten
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach