if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
posterity; future life; life to come
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
deliberate; careful; thoughtful; thoughtfulness; prudence
though; notwithstanding; although
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
unique; peculiar; singular
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)