devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
endurance; perseverance; patience
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
honor; honour; credit; prestige
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
deep affection; dear; beloved
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
reaching; attaining; arrival
to accept; to receive; to agree
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency