to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
maid; helper; help; assistance
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
indies; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
immortal; undying; indestructible
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
match; game; bout; contest
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
completely relying on others
on countless occasions; many a time
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
special training; intensive training; crash course
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)