slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
top recommendation; something highly recommended
to take on a role; to take part
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
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
distant look; faraway look
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito); big three; top three
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
the present regime; the existing regime
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
troubled times; turbulent times