gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
machine parts; machinery; equipment
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
many; numerous; various; large number of
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
the other day; a few days ago
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to pile up; to accumulate
exclusive; attached to; specialist
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to compete with; to vie for
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
(political) power; authority; influence