glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
application; request; petition
resignation (from a position)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
political maneuvering; politicking; political machinations
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
breathing of a sleeping person
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
revised budget; supplementary budget
question and answer session
crisis in a battle; death
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point