to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
mysteries of one's master's art; robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); (fig.) transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
this (very thing); this precisely
to perceive; to understand
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
family name; lineage; birth; clan
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
time; hour; period; class
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
various countries; various regions; various provinces