interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to spend time (on doing something)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
narrow margin; slim margin
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
passion for gambling; fondness for speculation; speculative spirit
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort