(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
perfect; perfection; perfect game
at a young age; while still young
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
study; research; investigation
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
how; in what way; how about; questionable
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
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)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
question; inquiry; enquiry
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
day after day; day by day
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
at first; in the beginning; originally
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom