tendency; trend; inclination
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to not take seriously; to take lightly
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
single-handedly; alone; single-handed
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
accumulation; accumulate; store
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to be softened; to calm down
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
training; drill; practice; discipline
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
even if not; even without
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to cause someone to worry