effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to pretend; to act (as if)
even more; still more; further
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to flare up; to burst into flames
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
opposite side; other side
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner