good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to try to do; to attempt to do
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
lifelike life-sized doll (made in the late Edo and Meiji periods); doll-like beauty
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
confidence; trust; faith; credit
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
reality; actuality; hard fact
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
directly opposite; right in front
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
murder; killing; murderer
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
security for a loan; collateral
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
society; the world; the times
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation