to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to whom it may concern; to the involved parties; to all persons concerned
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
cooperation; collaboration
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to say; to tell; to state; to do
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
unprecedented; never seen before
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
liner; line drive; liner; ocean liner; liner (of a coat, etc.); lining
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)