maintenance; preservation; improvement
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
way (of doing); manner; method; means
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
if so; in that case; in that situation
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
rejection (of an application)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
opening fully; full throttle; full power
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(arch.) way; (arch.) road; way to ...; road to ...