[かつやく, katsuyaku] (n) (1) activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; (vs) (2) to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role; (P) #1297
[じんりょく, jinryoku] (n, vs) efforts; assistance; (P) #7437
[ほんそう, honsou] (n, vs) running about; efforts; activity; (P) #16301
[ごくろうさま, gokurousama] (exp, adj-na) thank you very much for your ...; I appreciate your efforts; (P)
[ごくろうさん, gokurousan] (exp) I appreciate your efforts
[たゆまぬどりょく, tayumanudoryoku] (exp) (See 弛む) diligence; unceasing efforts
[あくはつとほ, akuhatsutoho] (n) (a statesman making) extraordinary efforts to find and employ capable persons (persons of great wisdom)
[いしょうさんたん, ishousantan] (n) taxing one's ingenuity in devising something; agonizing over designing or creating something; making strenuous efforts to devise good ways and means to do something
[いっちきょうりょく, icchikyouryoku] (n, vs) combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
[いちばくじっかん, ichibakujikkan] (exp) (1) bursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness; (2) strenuous efforts, unless sustained, are to no avail (Mencius)
[けんどじゅうらい;けんどちょうらい, kendojuurai ; kendochourai] (n) recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
[きょうしんりくりょく, kyoushinrikuryoku] (n, vs) combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
[きょうりょくいっち, kyouryokuicchi] (n, vs) combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
[けんとう, kentou] (n, vs, exp) (1) fighting bravely; strenuous efforts; (2) good luck!; good fight; (P)
[ほねをおる, honewooru] (exp, v5r) (1) to make efforts; to take pains; (2) to break one's bone
[ほねをぬすむ, honewonusumu] (exp, v5m) (1) (See 骨を惜しむ) to spare oneself; to spare oneself the trouble; (2) (arch) (as 骨を盗むまい, 骨を盗まず, etc.) to nullify someone's efforts
[しりょくをつくす, shiryokuwotsukusu] (exp, v5s) to make frantic efforts
[じじょどりょく, jijodoryoku] (n, vs) self-help efforts; self-supporting endeavor
[じまえ, jimae] (n, adj-no) (1) taking care of one's responsibilities by oneself; one's own efforts; one's own expense; (2) going into business for oneself (selling one's own products); entrepreneur of such a business; (P)
[じりきこうせい, jirikikousei] (n, vs) working out one's salvation by own efforts; rehabilitating oneself by one's own efforts; rectifying one's ways of life without relying on others' help
[じりきほんがん, jirikihongan] (n, adj-no) salvation by one's own efforts; self-reliance
[みのらなかったどりょく, minoranakattadoryoku] (n) fruitless (resultless) efforts
[せんでんこうさく, sendenkousaku] (n) propaganda work; propaganda efforts (maneuvers)
[そうがかり, sougakari] (n) in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
[そうりょく, souryoku] (n, adj-no) total energy; all efforts; (P)
[おおわらわ, oowarawa] (adj-na, n) (sens) strenuous efforts; hard fighting
[つぎこむ, tsugikomu] (v5m, vt) to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate; to infuse; to instill; to implant; to imbue; to focus (attention, efforts); (P)
[どりょくもむなしく, doryokumomunashiku] (n) after efforts in vain
[どりょくふんれい, doryokufunrei] (n, vs) making strenuous efforts; exerting oneself
[ふんとうどりょく, funtoudoryoku] (n, vs) try one's best; all-out effort; strenuous efforts
[ふんれい, funrei] (n, vs) strenuous efforts
[ふんれいどりょく, funreidoryoku] (n, vs) making strenuous efforts; exerting oneself
[むだぼね, mudabone] (n) useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
[むだぼねをおる, mudabonewooru] (exp, v5r) (obsc) (id) to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect
[ちからをつくす, chikarawotsukusu] (exp, v5s) to exert oneself; to make efforts
[りっこう;りょっこう, rikkou ; ryokkou] (n, vs) strenuous efforts; exertion
[りきせんふんとう, rikisenfuntou] (n, vs) fighting with all one's might; fighting up against; making strenuous efforts
[りくりょくきょうしん, rikuryokukyoushin] (n, vs) combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
[るこつ, rukotsu] (n) painstaking efforts