riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
the principle of the thing
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
severe cold; intense cold; bitter cold
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
natural environment; (the) environment
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
as if nothing had happened
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
material; materials; data; information; documents
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
having no idea; having no clue
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned