to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
horror film; horror movie
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
important person; strategic person; key figure
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
uninhabited island; desert island
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
the way one works; one's working manner
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
that's the way it is; such is life
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
reason; cause; circumstances
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
river; stream; River; the ... river
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
one's possessions; ownership