to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
banning of books; banned book
private; exclusive; secret
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
calming down; quieting down
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to continue (going along some trend)
mixed race; mixed parentage
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
few decades; many decades; several decades
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to take over; to hand over
national defence; national defense
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
disadvantageous; long (odds)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to stare back at; to look back at
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
right to know; right to access information
serious; severe; grave; acute
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
programme; program; plans; arrangements
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
one's repertoire of pitches; balls at hand (in pachinko)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
spite; frustration; vexation
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat