to need; to require; to take; to demand
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
society; public; community; social studies
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
traveling luggage; baggage; traveler's kit
brush and ink; writing; drawing; literature; writings
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
tree bark (esp. as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine)
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat); to swim with (the tide); to go with (the flow, the times, etc.); to go against (the tide, the flow, etc.)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
death and injury; being killed or injured