willpower; energy; vitality
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
preservation; retainment; keeping
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
later on; eventually; afterwards
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to stick it out (until the end)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
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
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to collect; to assemble; to gather
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
fusuma paper; paper pasted over a fusuma (similar to wallpaper)