way; method; means; resource; course
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
general meeting of stockholders
time; season; period; phase; stage
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
that's true; of course; obviously
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to solicit; to demand; to extort
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
spirit; heart; disposition
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
sincere; honest; faithful
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
economic fortune; luck with money
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
strokes in a Chinese character; stroke count of a Chinese character
one's later years; final years (in life)
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
surname; family name; last name
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming