to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
way out; means to escape; escape route
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
method of bringing up; method of raising
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
personal; individual; private
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
morality; moral principles
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
agricultural technology; farming techniques
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer