to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
dead letter; meaningless writing
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
tune; tone; intonation; melody; rhythm; harmony
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
serious condition; critical condition
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
refined sake not diluted in water; undiluted sake; unblended whisky (whiskey)
professional; careerman; worker
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
starting point; starting line
spiritual exchange; reciprocal flow of feeling
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
to split; to be split; to splinter
calamity; disaster; misfortune
suspicious character (person, figure)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)