favourite motto; pet saying
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
in accordance with; according to
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
completion; perfection; accomplishment
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to mind; to care; to worry
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
long-awaited; much-awaited