to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
sweet and sour; bittersweet
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
fate; destiny; predestination
soldier; combatant; warrior
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy