permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
decrease; reduction; decline
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
hidden room; secret chamber
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
only; merely; but; no more than
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
future years; in (one's) later years
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to need; to call for; to require
again; once more; a second time
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
activation (e.g. of network accounts, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese