endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
that's a different matter; that's a different story
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
(political) power; authority; influence
settlement; solution; resolution
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
both (people); the two of them
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
reform; reformation; reorganization
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
ability; performance; efficiency
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
banknote; bill; note; paper money
concession; conciliation; compromise
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known