ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
invitation; introduction; temptation
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to give one's everything; to do one's best
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
respect and affection; love and respect
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
story; tale; talk; discussion
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)