temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
quick-witted; quick to understand
technical; technological; practical
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
heated vegetables; warm vegetables
coating of snow; blanket of snow
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
children's story; fairy tale
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
blessings of nature; nature's bounty; gifts of nature
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
weather (conditions); disposition; temperament
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
situation report; status report; progress report
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
being startled; getting a shock
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to become a thing of the past
almost not able (to do something)
to move forward; to move on
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead