willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
mass communication; mass media
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
retry; another try; another go
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive