to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
progress; advance; improvement; development
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
twice; again; second time
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
as is habit; the way life normally is
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
in proportion to; according to; depending on
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
waste of effort; thankless task
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
one's physical safety; personal security
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly