being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sense of values; values; value system
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to subsist; to keep on living
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
long; drawn-out; very long
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
difference; variation; difference