to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
recently; lately; these days
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
adds force or indicates command
last night; yesterday evening
scene; spectacle; sight; view
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
already; now; no longer; not any more
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
fax; facsimile; fax machine
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date