effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
precocity; early ripening; premature development
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
facing south; southern exposure
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
reigning; controlling; dictating
many; much; plenty; hardly
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to speak; to hear a voice
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
rising; ascending; climbing