to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
determination; resolution
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to laugh away; to laugh off
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
shit video game; embarrassingly bad video game
flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
counter for choices, options, etc.
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
process; course; mechanism
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to be transparent; to show through
tedious; boring; being fed up with
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n