over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
less than ...; smaller ...
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to stand by; to be on standby
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
to come back; to bloom a second time
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
clinical study; clinical trial
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
misreading; misinterpreting
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
because; for; the reason why is ...
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
about; concerning; as to; regarding
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
filtration; filtering; percolation
capillary vessel; capillary
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to increase (all the more)
round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court
affectionately attached; reluctant to part
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
in that way; like that; that way
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply