to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
transplanting; transplantation
bonsai; miniature potted plant
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
with curious eyes; curiously
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
time; season; period; phase; stage
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to close (one's eyes); to shut
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
good-natured; kind; good-quality