(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
(not so) much; (not) very
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to help each other; to cooperate
to support each other; to support one another
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
serious; severe; grave; acute
don't you think?; indicates question
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
layperson's judgment (opinion)
as far as the eye can see
the ocean; the great deep
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
good feeling; feeling good
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business