effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
failure; mistake; blunder
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to become settled; to be fixed
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
four (long cylindrical things)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to thrust before; to thrust at
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to be found; to be discovered
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)