duty; function; office; mission; task
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to become possible; to become able to (do)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to lose sight of; to miss
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
meaning; significance; sense
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
way of the sword; swordsmanship
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
laughing foolishly; cackling
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit