to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to devote oneself; to be committed (to doing)
priest ; member of one of the four administrative ranks in the ritsuryō system ; government official in charge of a town, esp. in Heian Kyoto ; prominent member of a town ; river boatman; captain of a riverboat ; (medieval) harbor manager ; bandit leader; head of a gang of brigands
in a daze; absent-mindedly; vacantly; abstractedly; blankly; idly ; dimly; hazily; faintly; vaguely; indistinctly ; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; flaring up
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to become enamored (with); to be taken (with) ; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to be captivated (by); to be impressed (by); to admire ; to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
to stagnate ; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to be sedimented ; to become sluggish; to become dull; to become stale ; to be delayed; to hesitate; to falter; to stammer; to stumble