self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
strong-willed; strong of heart
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
vitality; energy; dynamism
to rally; to make a comeback
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to launch a surprise attack
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to have luck turn one's way; to have one's fortune change for the better
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
landing; alighting; touch down
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull