to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
competing; competition; auction
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to have one's horizons broadened
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
initial stages; first stage; early period; pioneer days; beginning; outset
now that; since; so long as; because
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
dark clouds; black clouds
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to lie down; to throw oneself down
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
lately; recently; nowadays
particularly; only; in the case of