one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
secret; private; surreptitious
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to care for someone; to look after someone
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
wedded life; married life
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to let out a cry; to break forth
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
since the dawn of history
preface; introduction; preamble
to some extent; to a certain extent
Maltese (small white terrier)
perfectionist; enthusiast; zealot
Vienna sausage; wiener; frankfurter
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
construction at top speed
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
sick person; patient; invalid
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
environmental maintenance; environmental improvement
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
mayfly; ephemeropteran; ephemerality (of human life)