to exert oneself; to make efforts
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
serious; severe; grave; acute
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
round dance; dancing in a circle
to do together; to share; to participate in
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)