thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
encouragement; cheering on
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
strictly; severely; rigidly
considering something taboo; treating something as taboo
righteousness; justice; right
public opinion poll; straw poll
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
about here; in this neighborhood
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
to be erected; to be built
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
St. Luke's International Hospital (Tokyo)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
main object; principal object; true aim
literal translation; direct translation
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
carrying out to the end; bringing to completion
to translate; to interpret
(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish
two sly characters outfoxing each other; (lit.) a fox and a raccoon dog fooling each other
when; how soon; how long until
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)