pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to be needed; to be wanted
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
I have nothing to do with it
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
remembrance; recollection; recognition
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)