to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
sorry; excuse me; thank you
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
so; like this; in this way
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to capture a silver general; to desilverize; to desilverise
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
chance (of success); odds
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to look forward to something
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed