to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
solely; entirely; only; or
study; pursuit of knowledge
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
this for sure; certainly is
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
studies; schoolwork; classwork
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
person concerned; interested party; related party
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
speech and conduct; words and deeds
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties