mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to keep away; to keep at a distance
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)