lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
since then; from that time; ever since
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
national constituency; nationwide publicity; being known all over the country
pointing out; identification
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to lose sight of; to miss
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
people will take on the characteristics of those who surround them; spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer; (lit.) when mixing with vermillion, one becomes red
human; human-like; as a person
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
with a friendly grin; smilingly
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
the five fingers; leading five; top five
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
anyone can make a mistake; Homer sometimes nods; (lit.) even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes
anyone can make a mistake; even Homer sometimes nods
even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous