trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
on board a ship; aboard a ship
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
diving; submerging; going underwater
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
skill; dexterity; proficiency
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
otherwise; or else; if not
relatively; comparatively
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional