permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
comfort; consolation; diversion
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
reality; actuality; hard fact
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)