spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
much less; to say nothing of
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
secret; private; surreptitious
for this very reason; that is exactly why
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
going through; going via; going by way of
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
right beside; close to; nearby