sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to be careful; to take the utmost care
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
soon; shortly; before long
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
promotion; raising of status
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
southwestern part; the southwest
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
several people; a few people
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
acquaintance; close friend
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to bring up under one's personal care
to hold fast; to protect to the end