endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
precocious; precocious child
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to be erected; to be built
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
roadside tree; row of trees
to droop; to hang down; to weep
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
thicket; coppice; brushwood