achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
conviction; belief; confidence
living; lifestyle; living room
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
meanwhile; in the meantime
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
shopping; purchased goods