life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
reason; cause; history; origin
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
complete change; about-face
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
making efficient; optimization
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
range of one's work; one's area of responsibility; range of one's duties; place of one's work
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ; to vary; to disagree
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
long (time that has passed); old (story)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
place where one works; construction site; working area
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to fulfill one's duty; to discharge one's duties