very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(some) more; even more; longer; further
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
genuine article; real thing; real deal
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
so; like this; in this way
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
regular game; regular-season game
upper half of the body; upper body
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)