unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
preservation; retainment; keeping
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
tendency; trend; inclination
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
with a clink (click, clack)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
proper; right; reasonable
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
self-defense; self-defence
retention; maintenance; preservation
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
core; core; hardcore; all-out
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)