to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
not caring; not giving a damn
highest grade; superlative degree
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
decrease; reduction; decline
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to flare up; to burst into flames
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
natural disaster; cataclysm
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to run around; to bustle about
one by one; one after another; successively
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
weakening; emaciation; decline
to increase; to add to; to augment
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)