while; even though; despite
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
transparency; clarity; coherence
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
personal; individual; private
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
heroine; female protagonist
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
infancy; childhood; tender age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
supporting performance; playing a supporting role
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity