to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
clear; distinct; evident; definite
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
personal; individual; private
custom; practice; convention; precedent
at that time; in those days
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
contract; compact; agreement
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
defeating in an instant; instant kill
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
if so; in that case; in that situation
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
sincere; earnest; serious
cooperation; collaboration
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy