to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to move forward; to move on
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
periodic; regular; routine
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
item; something that one "just has to have"
automatic; intransitive verb
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
beginning; outset; first; onset
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
frequency (of occurrence)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
as; because; with; due to
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
weight; heavyweight boxer
metre; meter; meter; gauge
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
while; during; while; although; all; both
advance; moving forward; progress
to be profitable; to yield a profit
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
with these words; while saying
particularly; only; in the case of
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish