not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
accurate; correct; precise; exact
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
interests and preferences
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
wages; pay; rental payment
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
magazine; journal; periodical
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially