to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
momentous (crucial) decision
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
long ago; a long time ago; already
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
marrow; pith; centre; center; bottom of one's heart
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
taste; palate; sense of taste
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
jumping ability; jumping power
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
finger stall; fingerstall; finger cot; rubber finger tip; rubber thimble; thimblette
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
fine product; masterpiece
courage; ardour; high spirits
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things