self control; self restraint
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
magnetism; magnetic force
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
going to and fro; back and forth
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
as usual; as is one's habit
summit meeting; top-level conference
every person; each one; everybody
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
while; during (the time when)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
national crisis; national disaster
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
support; backing; aid; assistance
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion