to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
boiled water which has cooled; vessel used to cool hot water
offender; criminal; culprit
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
married woman; another's wife
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to find oneself fearful; to have an awful time
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
maintenance; preservation; improvement
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo