daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
personal; individual; private
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
January; first month of the lunar calendar