tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
serialization; serialisation; serial story
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
influence (on someone); inspiration
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
residing; living; dwelling
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to be at a loss for words
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as