great cause; moral law; justice
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to take someone's life; to kill someone
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to lose sight of; to miss
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be found; to be discovered
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to claim victims; to cause casualties
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
songwriting (words and music)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
national holiday; public holiday
summer vacation; summer holiday
winter vacation; winter holidays
spring break; spring vacation
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
incessant working; working non-stop
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
society; the world; the times
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
alone; by oneself; on one's own
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus