career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
splinters of glass; glass shards
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
countermeasure; counter-measure
all night long; all through the night
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
belatedly; though a little too late
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce