mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
portrait of a deceased person
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
image; figure; figure; form; image
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
only; merely; but; no more than
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)