resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
senior high school; high school
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
particularly; only; in the case of
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
consequence; outcome; result; blame
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
rather; better; instead; if anything
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
notice; attention; observation
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
light spot (e.g. a blip on radar); luminous dot; always-on pixel (as a defect in LCD displays); stuck pixel
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
decorative lights; illumination
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation