anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
with a clink (click, clack)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
as if nothing had happened
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to hand over; to surrender
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
drawing ability; skill at art
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
modesty; humility; being humble
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to be free; to be available
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
alone; unaided; away from home
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce