to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to throw at; to turn; to raise
failure; mistake; blunder
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
the right to sunshine; in zoning, the right to have sunlight falling on one's building not be obstructed by new buildings
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
behind; in the rear; in back
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
king; monarch; ruler; champion
personality; style; appearance
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
what with this and that; for a number of reasons