effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
opinion; intention; thought
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
surroundings; environs; circumference
to read the situation; to sense the mood
long military service; having experienced many battles
originally; by nature; from the start
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
Dragon King; promoted rook
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to run about; to rush about
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!