action before words; work before talk
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
occasional; infrequent; rare
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
of the ocean; in the open sea; oceanic
dab; dabbing; dove; dub; dubbing
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
righteousness; justice; right
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
long ago; a long time ago; already
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
back off!; leave me alone!
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
championship race; struggle for victory
excellent poem; famous poem
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
technically accomplished; technical; polished
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)