to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
having gone too far to turn back
profound; careful; mature
help; assistance; service
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
at that (very) moment; just then
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
a (helping) hand; a little help; some assistance
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
wearing a sword; sword one is wearing
amount of material resources
newcomer; initiate; rookie
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to feel depressed; to be down
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to peel; to skin; to pare
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow