plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
easy to read; legible; clear
simple honesty; tactless frankness
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
preservation; retainment; keeping
after a long time; for the first time in a while
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
the whole life; entire life
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to live through; to survive
right and wrong; good and evil
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust