course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
lifestyle; way of life; daily goings-on; daily habits
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
(for the) first time in one's life
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
willpower; energy; vitality
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
hard worker; hardworking person
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
accumulation; accumulate; store
at least; at most; (even) just
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to lead a life; to live a life
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
regular; standard; regular player (on a team); regular guest (on a TV show); regular (gasoline)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up