to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
to need; to call for; to require
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
to subsist; to keep on living
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
(large) gun; artillery; cannon
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
finishing blow; coup de grâce
charging a gun (with gunpowder); charge of gunpowder
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
counter for (school) periods; nth period
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
heating power; thermal power; firepower
total energy; all efforts
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)