concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
time; hour; period; class
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
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)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
flour; meal; powder; dust
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)