to bail out (water); to scoop out
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
society; the world; the times
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
curiosity; inquisitiveness
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to subsist; to keep on living
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
accumulation; accumulate; store
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to be helpful; to be useful
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
duty; function; office; mission; task
cooperation; coordination; link
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply