success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
adds force or indicates command
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
Japanese person; Japanese people
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
go that far; to that extent
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate