critical moment; do-or-die situation
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
layperson; layman; laywoman; country home; farmhouse; cottage
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
final; eventual; ultimate
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
grasp; catch; understanding
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
perception; sensation; awareness
guess; conjecture; surmise
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian; quixotic; fanciful
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
nothing but; none other than
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
crown (of a watch); stem; cannon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)