diligent; hard-working; industrious
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
sign on a post (usu. wooden and with a small roof, containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.); public notice; bulletin board; notice board
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to move around; to move about; to get around
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
looking pale; looking unwell
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)