a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
tool; implement; means; furniture
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to peer into the darkness
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to place one's arms under those of the opponent and lift them up, in order to prevent an overhand grip on one's mawashi
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
for the first time in one's life
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish