eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
insatiable; untiring; persistent
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to have a meal; to take a meal
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
sincere; honest; faithful
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
personality; character; individuality; personhood
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to indicate; to show; to point to
practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
menu; schedule; program; menu
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down