diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
story; tale; talk; discussion
please (give me); please (do for me)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
pregnancy; conception; gestation
one's house; one's home; one's family
decision; determination; resolution
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
one day; (on) a certain day
to use up all one's strength
electricity; (electric) light
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
one grade; first-class; primary
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot