to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
independence; self-reliance
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
very interesting; of great interest
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
raising an army; launching business
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
treatment; service; handling; management
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
independently developed; proprietary
original intention; initial resolution
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
due form; official; formality
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished