straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
you could say that; that might be so
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
innermost depths of one's heart
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
little by little; bit by bit
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
such; like that; in that way
adherent; devotee; believer
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
future; possible; potential; prospective
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to feel depressed; to be down
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
now that; since; so long as; because
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
start; commencement; beginning; initiation