vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
distrust of (other) human beings
such ... as; or some such
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to face; to go towards; to head towards
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
time; hour; period; class
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind