sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to spend time (on doing something)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
interruption; suspension; break
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
section; cross section; profile
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
reason; logic; method; system; order
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to look around; to survey
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)