to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
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)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to face on; to look out on to
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
hook-shaped; bent at a right angle
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
bowl (of a pipe); fire grate; censer; flash pan (of a muzzle-loading gun); priming pan
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
try; attempt; try (rugby)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
other side; opposite side; other party
walking briskly; determinedly
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to pierce through; to break through
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to slash downward; to cut down
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to smash down; to beat in
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy