observation; survey; watching
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
visiting room; visitation room
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to get between; to be caught in
else; in addition; besides
surely; certainly; without doubt
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
calamity; disaster; accident
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work