effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
after that; afterwards; thereafter
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
admission ticket for an examination
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet
something like ...; something called ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
bento; Japanese box lunch
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible