to live through; to survive
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to be expensive; to be costly
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
can be dispensed with; be better without; useless
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
deception; cheating; trickery; fraud
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
unshakeable (e.g. belief); invincible; steadfastness; firmness; unwavering (e.g. support); absolutely secure
blood, sweat and tears; (lit.) sweat of blood
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
stirred up; inspired; moved to action
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees