to try and do something; to attempt to do something
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
Nebuta; nighttime festival in Tōhoku (esp. Aomori)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
indeed; really; truly; very much
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
sympathy; compassion; pity
way; method; means; resource; course
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
appetite; distinction between what is thought and what is said
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
that's the way it is; such is life
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
(United States of) America; USA
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
un-; non-; negative prefix
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front