to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
throughput; processing power
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
gossip; corner of the mouth
trouble; bother; annoyance
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to be able to manage somehow or other
to shade an account; to add something extra
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to sweep clean; to brush clean
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to serve; to work for; to attend
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to become better; to improve
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull