someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
installation (esp. software)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
environment; circumstance
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
how long; how far; how much
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
third day of the month; three days
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
genuine; authentic; true; real
that is to say; so that means
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
store brand; straight bond; station break; sideback; social business
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
to lie down; to throw oneself down
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to collapse into; to flop onto