origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
regulation; adjustment; control
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
having high information content; informative
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
defense; defence; protection
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
drinking party; get-together
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to be annoying; to be troublesome
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
other than; excluding; without
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
according to plan; as planned; on target
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)