favourite motto; pet saying
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
working adult; full-fledged member of society
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
future (usually near); prospects
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
though one didn't intend (expect) to
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
sense of values; values; value system
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
great person; eminent figure
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
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)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
menial; meanness; servility; abject
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to take a breath; to take a short rest