imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
on countless occasions; many a time
completely relying on others
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
match; game; bout; contest
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
immortal; undying; indestructible
indies; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
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)
maid; helper; help; assistance
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)