fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
propulsive power; driving force
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to be strangled; to be constricted
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
sphere; counter for balls
little finger; pinky; little toe
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
stillness; repose; standing still
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
carriage; movement (of the body)
half and half; fifty-fifty
natural (physical) environment
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers
overlapping; piling; stacking
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
military gains; war results; fruit of battle