independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
even if not; even without
sincere; earnest; serious
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
if so; in that case; in that situation
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
greater than ...; bigger ...
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with