perception; sensing; noticing
unique; peculiar; singular
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to have a talk; to tell a story
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
whichever one chooses; either way
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to summon courage; to be brave
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
cultivation; nurture; culture
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
older brother; elder brother
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
rather; sooner; preferably
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to stick it out (until the end)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to rise; to erect; to get up
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles