to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
official business; public business
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
meeting; greeting; welcome
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
being proficient in both; combine both
to express (in words); to confess
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
genius; prodigy; natural gift
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
without sparing time for sleep
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to like; to love; to be fond of
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be exhausted; to be tired out
agreement; assent; Norway
self-control; self-restraint
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
with no effort at all; easily
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
innocent (e.g. child); pure (e.g. heart)