effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
cooperation; collaboration
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
covered in mud; mud-caked
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
rest; break; recess; intermission
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
nightlife; night amusements
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...