lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
genuine; authentic; true; real
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to gush out; to gush forth; to effuse
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to attempt; to test; to try out
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to despise; to disdain; to scorn; to hold in contempt; to look down on
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
abortion; to be interrupted; to be discontinued; to be suspended
sublime; noble; high-minded
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
unnatural death; violent death
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora