to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
for work; in a manner related to work
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
war; battle; match; game; competition
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
murder; killing; murderer
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise