origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
innermost depths of one's heart
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to entrust; to leave to a person
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
life; living; I; me; student
exclusive; attached to; specialist
even if; even though; however; no matter how
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
match; game; bout; contest
bento; Japanese box lunch
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
every evening; night after night
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede