to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
hard worker; hardworking person
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
in accordance with; according to
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to exert oneself; to make efforts
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to push back; to press back; to force back
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to become pale; to turn pale
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
intuition; instinct; hunch
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
article left behind (at a crime scene, after death, etc.)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house