deadly serious; deadly earnest
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
relation; relative; kind; cordial
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
depending on; dependent on
several types; several kinds; several species
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
corridor; hallway; passageway
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
does not match (one's, its) appearance
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
behavioral science; behavioural science
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect