what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
that is to say; so that means
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
the last moment; the very end
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
changing the world; turning the tide; Kaiten; manned suicide torpedo used by the Japanese navy in WWII
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
healthy; sound; wholesome
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
grandfather; male senior-citizen
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
cynicism (of mankind); belief that human nature is fundamentally evil
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
representative; exemplary; model
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
value judgement; value judgment