devotion; attachment; infatuation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
blow; shock; strike; batting
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
recovery; rescue; recapture
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); southern mountain
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
war; battle; match; game; competition
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
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)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days