to take a breath; to take a short rest
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
progress; advance; improvement; development
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
at the last moment; this late in the game
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
ups and downs; up-and-down