road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
degeneration; retrogression
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to give the stamp of approval
January; first month of the lunar calendar
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
reduction by half; halving
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to mark the end; to spell the end
while alive; during one's lifetime
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to be hot on a person's heels
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
need for social approval and self-esteem
day after day; day by day
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
simple and clear; plain and simple
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite