peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
several times; once or twice
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
race (of people); type of person
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
shoulder (of a road); berm
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
true character; real nature
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
scholarly; scholastic; academic
law revision; revised law
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees