effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
and; thereupon; because of that
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
the other day; lately; recently
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
appliqué (ornamental needlework)
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)