efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
association; society; organization; organisation
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
three; three years of age
older sister; elder sister
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
several weeks; a few weeks
gathering to remember a dead person; memorial meeting
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you 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
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to gather; to collect; to assemble
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
wherein; therein; thereinto
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to inherit; to succeed; to take over