to fall onto; to happen; to befall
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
charging (electrically); electrification
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
cruelty; hard-heartedness
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
combination (e.g. of foodstuffs); dovetailing; fitting together
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
being too late; losing one's final chance
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
prospects of victory; chances of success
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
suspending publication (of serialized content in newspapers, magazines, etc.)
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
impossible to do (although wants to)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
cold bath; taking a cold bath