to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
to relax; to feel at home
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
competing; competition; auction
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
flour; meal; powder; dust
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
all; everyone; everybody; everything
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)