to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
question; inquiry; enquiry
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
general classification; broad categorization
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
student (esp. a university student)
you could say that; that might be so
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
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)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
end; close; conclusion; termination
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be found; to be discovered
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task