one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
natural calamity; disaster
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
how long; how far; how much
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
with a fixed time; with a deadline
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend