tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
script; libretto; scenario
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
in succession; one by one
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
while; during (the time when)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to grow up; to become an adult
modesty; humility; being humble
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship