to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to help each other; to cooperate
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to speak; to say; to vocalize
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
clicking; clopping; clacking
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
some people; a few people; several people
older brother and younger sister
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
agalmatolite; pagodite; figure stone
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to add (e.g. a postscript)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate