optimism; taking an optimistic view
family-oriented; familial
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to easily attain victory; to dupe; to swindle
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
matter of time; question of time
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
that's the way it is; such is life
to lay aside; to set aside
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
one's own child; one's own children
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
there is nothing; having nothing
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
ill will; malice; evil intent