to become keen on; to get passionate about
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
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foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
unrequited love; one-sided love
emotional scars; mental trauma
author; writer; novelist; artist