effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
regulation cap; school cap
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
you could say; you might say; verging on the
looks; personal appearance; features
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
honor; honour; credit; prestige
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
how; in what way; in what manner
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being