binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
maintenance; preservation; improvement
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
function; facility; faculty; feature
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
pre-war days; before the war
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to step forward; to volunteer
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
going through; going via; going by way of
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
vitality; (one's) life force
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice