to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
(playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
index; indices; indicator
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
precarious situation; precarious state
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
the future; future prospects
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
5th day of the month; five days
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
infinite loop; closed loop
drama; play; powerful drug
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint