in one's own way or style
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to need; to demand; to take; to require
in the meanwhile; during the time
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
that day; the very same day
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
English name (for a country, etc.); English-derived nickname (used by someone with a non-Western personal name); Western name
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
mental; spiritual; emotional
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
night watch; night guard; night shift
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations