food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
virtue; charm; merit; good point
nutriment; nutritious substance; nourishment
absorption; suction; attraction
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
finding fault (with); being picky
progress; advance; improvement; development
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
posture; position; pose; attitude
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
magnetism; magnetic force
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
the West; the Occident; Western countries
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
moderately wealthy person
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
throwaway; disposable; single-use
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
successively; one after another
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
ability; performance; efficiency