secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be exhausted; to be worn out
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
preservation; retainment; keeping
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise