to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
talk; story; conversation
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
long time; long interval; for quite some time
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
a person without a single relative
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
mysteries of one's master's art; robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); (fig.) transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to be worried; to be troubled
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
way; method; means; resource; course
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)