beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to ascend; to go up; to climb
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
legal; lawful; legitimate
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
handrail; railing; banister
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be softened; to calm down
moment by moment; hour by hour
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
maid; helper; help; assistance
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager