a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to be saved up (of money)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
successful person; success
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
limestone cave; limestone cavern
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)
area; region; district; locality
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
live singing; poor singing; bad singing
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
consent; assent; approval; permission
goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels; fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
short essay; pamphlet; tract
curse; spell; malediction
copy-and-paste; copypasta (block of text that is copied and pasted across the Internet)
club (esp. for devotees or fanciers of some subject or activity)