to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
breastplate; chest protector; bib
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
race (of people); type of person
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
in the same way as; just like
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to be able to manage somehow or another
lacking a plan; haphazard
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
not caring; not giving a damn
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me