to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
individual; private person; personal; private
deep affection; dear; beloved
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
literally; to the letter; literal
sunlight; rays of the Sun
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
having been told something so often that one is fed up with it
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to employ; to hire; to charter
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
straight-laced person; stubborn person
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
management studies; business administration (study of)
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
unheard-of; unprecedented
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
war; battle; match; game; competition
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance