the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
fish-based cooking; fish dish
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
imagination; supposition; guess
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
please; somehow or other; one way or another
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself