sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
entreaty; appeal; petition
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
greeting; a fine thing to say
this and that; one thing or another
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
cold water; water in midwinter
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
huge rock; massive boulder
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
half the body; half length
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
the same kind; accomplice; partner
how can (one) do something
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
willpower; energy; vitality
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival