with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to be exhausted; to be worn out
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to increase (all the more)
plaintive (melody, tone, etc.); sad; mournful; doleful; sorrowful
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
detour; circumvention; turning movement
direct unforked road; straight path
middle of the night; dead of night
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
many; much; plenty; hardly
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
no, not like that (but like this)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)