to succeed; to bear fruit
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
pride; boast; credit (to)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to trample; to crush underfoot
consequently; as a result
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
heartstrings; koto string
by myself; in person; by oneself
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to lose sight of; to miss
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade