the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
wherein; therein; thereinto
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
narrow margin; slim margin
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
quiet; still; surreptitious
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
in search of; in order to look for
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to be overcome with emotion
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)