goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to badger; to pester; to beg
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
because; for; the reason why is ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
secret; private; surreptitious
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services