test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to thrust down; to push off
electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
desperation; self-abandonment
useless resistance; vain struggle
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side