to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
equilibrium; good balance; poise
done; just done; just finished
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
class; heading; group; category
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
large and small matters; particulars; details; greatness and smallness; circumstances
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
on one hand; on the other hand
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
outward appearance; apparent
winner; victor; conqueror
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
unexpected result; upset; surprise
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)