to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to have an idea; to have a clue
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to begin to walk; to set out
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
remaining quantity; residual quantity
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
price; cost; value; worth; value
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid