force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
particularly; only; in the case of
lately; recently; nowadays
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to lie down; to throw oneself down
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
dark clouds; black clouds
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
now that; since; so long as; because
initial stages; first stage; early period; pioneer days; beginning; outset
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to have one's horizons broadened