to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to begin to walk; to set out
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
finishing blow; coup de grâce
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
discovery; detection; finding
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
as if nothing had happened
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
existence; being; presence
restoration; repair; mending
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
dwelling; house; residence; address