to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to mesh (of gears); (fig.) to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
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
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
interior; inside; internal
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
deep inside; innermost place
reaching; attaining; arrival
combination; union; binding; bond
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
forcibly; against one's will
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of