absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
closely-guarded secret; top secret
second generation; second; junior
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
only; merely; but; no more than
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
hundred days; lengthy time
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
unique; individual; original; unusual
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense