honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
striking; remarkable; considerable
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
fortress; stronghold; citadel
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently