ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
decision; determination; resolution
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to be worried; to be troubled
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
this world; this life; world of the living
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
near; close; beside; third person
Three Mountains of Yamato (Mt. Miminashi, Mt. Kagu, and Mt. Unebi)
discovery; detection; finding
the whole day; all the day
in the mountains; among the mountains
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
exploration party; expedition team