habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
I see; that's right; indeed
formal; orthodox; in earnest
something; some kind of; for some reason
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
how long; how much; to what extent
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be discouraged; to shrink from
about to leave; about to start out
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
riskiness; (level of) danger
degree of relative priority
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to be able to manage somehow or another
ending up right back where one started
two persons; two people; pair; couple
in good health; alive and well; going strong
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes