mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
not necessarily so; is not always true
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
countenance; features; looks
to lend an ear to; to listen to
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to make sense; to be meaningful
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
considerably; greatly; a lot
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
with all one's strength; with all one's might
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
remarkable; striking; obvious
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
husband and wife; married couple
acquaintance; friend; familiar face