for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
uphill road; ascending road
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
after a long time; for the first time in a while
very likely; very probable
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
nod; inclination of the head
to be able to manage somehow or another
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
right under; directly below
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative