as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to call out; to ask someone to come
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
occurrence; happening; incident; event
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
at first; initially; in the beginning
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
feeling keenly; fully realizing
regret; repentance; remorse
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late