near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
vitality; energy; dynamism
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
expression; presentation; representation; notation
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to save; to leave over; to spare
after that; afterwards; thereafter
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
that; the matter in question
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
belief; faith; conviction
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
orphan; person without friends
orphanage; children's home; foster home