to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
likability; favorability; popularity
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
retention; maintenance; preservation
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
(social) position; status
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be conspicuous; to stand out
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
elder sister; effeminate man
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to repeat; to do something over again
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted