attention; kind attention; courteous attention
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
cannot be compared with; no match for
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
stupid brat; son of a bitch
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
soldier; combatant; warrior
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
starting point; starting line
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
testimonial; certificate of commendation
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
results; record; grades; marks
to breathe new life into; to usher in a new phase; to break the mold
technical skill; ability; capacity
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
insatiable; untiring; persistent
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
good; goodness; right; virtue
very; much; greatly; a lot of
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to rush over; to run up to
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
-less; lacking; non-existing
exemplar; model; example; pattern
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)