to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
each (every) time; whenever
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to attempt; to test; to try out
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to grow hoarse; to become husky
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
manners; behavior; behaviour
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
threat; intimidation; menace
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
without noticing; before one realizes; before one is aware of
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post