to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
study group; study meeting
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move