to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (somebody's) fingernails and drink it (so that you may become like them)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
realistic; graphic; true to life
authenticity; credibility
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to fight to the last (death)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
selection; choice; picking out
aggression; invasion; raid
scene; view; prospect; outlook
verbalizing; putting into words
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
moment by moment; hour by hour
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance