above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
successful person; success
true state; actual condition; reality
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
100,000; hundred thousand
yen (currency of Japan); circle
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
breathing of a sleeping person
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled