willpower; energy; vitality
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
atelier; studio; workshop
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
at first; in the beginning; originally
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
district; section; sector
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
question; inquiry; enquiry
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means