authenticity; credibility
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
item; something that one "just has to have"
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to speak; to say; to vocalize
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
individual; private person; personal; private
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to be silent; to say nothing
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
(made of) stone; stone-built
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
inside; interior; inner part
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle