to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
with a click; with a snap
tingling; stinging; pungently
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
departure; leaving; starting; standing
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
because of; owing to; due to
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(for one's stomach) to rumble
dealing with; coping with
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
distinction; discrimination
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up