one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
if it is the case that ...
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
last days; the end; one's fate
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to practice magic; to practise magic
belief; faith; conviction
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
everyday life; daily life
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
club activities; extracurricular activities
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
medical care; medical treatment
improved version; revised edition; refinement
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
one's cherished opinion; pet theory