zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
new discovery; new invention
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
interview (e.g. for a job)
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
principal occupation; core business
collection of books; (personal) library
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
number two; mistress; concubine
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to accompany; to go with; to go together
general; popular; common; typical
patterns of thinking; train of thought
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
how-to (book); self-help book
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
must-read; required reading
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
energy conservation; economical use of energy
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)