to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
while; even though; despite
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to carry (a child) on one's back
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign