nap; doze; short sleep; staringly; fixedly
distinguished service; meritorious service
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
girl (esp. Chinese); young unmarried woman
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
consequence; outcome; result; blame
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to rank next to; to come after
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
latest fashion; trend of the times