how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
conviction; belief; confidence
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
the whole day; all the day
succession; continuation; series; sequence
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
group; party; team; squad; section
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
story; tale; talk; discussion
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
large build; large pattern
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
3rd day of the month; three days
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee