to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
determination; resolution
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
alone; by oneself; on one's own
... years old; age (of) ...
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to be silent; to say nothing
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
speech; expression; wording; language
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
headband; hair band; hairband
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
study; pursuit of knowledge
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to copy (down); to transcribe
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)