(religious) faith; belief; creed
literally; to the letter; literal
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
passage; path; route; one's way
person who has committed suicide
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
on the left as one faces (it)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
person unfit for society; misfit
underworld; underside of society
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
warp; curvature; curve; arch
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
professional killer; hit man
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
mail clerk; post-office clerk; post-office worker; postal employee; postal worker
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
everything one does; whatever one does