to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
for example; for instance; e.g.
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
leisure time; idle moment
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
counter for books; volume
speculation; thinking; meditation
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
ill will; malice; evil intent
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
ability; performance; efficiency
drum; croaker (any fish of the family Sciaenidae); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
minutely; in detail; with particular attention