popular person; favorite; favourite
modesty; humility; being humble
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
it's not like; it isn't as if
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
winter vacation; winter holidays
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
how long; how far; how much
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
bottoming out; reaching a floor; ceasing to fall; edging lower
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
incident; affair; happening; event
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
this, that and the other; this and that
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life