useless; vain; aimless; idle
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to be reminded of; to call to mind
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
patient; unhurried; leisurely
good humour (humor); good mood
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
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)
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to stare back at; to look back at
every year; yearly; annually
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
physical condition; state of health
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel