adaptation; accommodation; conformity
weave; weaving; woven item
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
for example; for instance; e.g.
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
no matter how much time passes
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
curse; spell; malediction