maintenance; preservation; improvement
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
existence; being; life; survival
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
sentiment; sentimentality
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
final; eventual; ultimate
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)