to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to shave off; to scrape off
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to blow out; to spout out
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
(not) even once; (not) ever
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset