at all costs; whatever the price; would give anything
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
incineration; destruction by fire
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
several years; a few years
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament