to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
height (of a person); stature
to make up for; to compensate for; to offset
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to be injured; to sustain a wound
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell