trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
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
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
reality; actuality; hard fact
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift