to try all possible means
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
sense of smell; olfaction
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
covered with; stained; smeared
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
innumerable; countless; numberless
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
reduction (of a moyo or influence); reducing move
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm