to be profitable; to yield a profit
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
having said that; on the other hand
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
and yet; though; when; in spite of
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
utmost limit; extremity; result
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
(death from) starvation; starving to death
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to fall ill; to be taken ill
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be silent; to say nothing