to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
late at night; small hours of the morning
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
ago; since; before; previous
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
Japan's best; number one in Japan
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
youthful; young; young-looking
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
willpower; energy; vitality
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to ask; to enquire; to query
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
desperation; self-abandonment
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
snake; serpent; large snake
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated