strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
secret technique; secret art
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to pick up; to find; to gather