sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
tool; implement; means; furniture
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
eloquence; oratorical talent
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to anticipate; to foresee
to make something be done in time
resignation; giving up the game for lost
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
to be careful; to take the utmost care
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
this world; this life; world of the living
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
professionalism; professional awareness; professional attitude
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
foreign matter; impurities