truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
rise and fall; ups and downs
bet; wager; stake; gamble
life; living; I; me; student
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
odds and ends; all; every
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
final third of a two-hour period
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
the husband of one's elder sister
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to be sitting with amicably; to be close to someone
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January