one's long-cherished desire
conviction; belief; confidence
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to play dumb; to feign innocence
and yet; though; when; in spite of
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
blood relationship; blood relative
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
land route; overland route; by land; overland
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
how many people; a number of people
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring