to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
masterful performance; virtuosity
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
largehearted; frank; unaffected
to put together; to assemble
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
when it comes to ...; as for ...
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
review (of learned material); revision
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
large tree; big tree; huge tree
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
seedling; sapling; young tree
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
directions; instructions; usage method