little by little; bit by bit
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
nothing but; except; no more than
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
tengen; central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15); Tengen (professional title)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot