to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
function; facility; faculty; feature
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
exit; way out; outlet; vent
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
separate; respective; different
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to continue to work; to work away (at)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
Bon holidays (in mid-August); Bon holiday period
government office; public office
to waste time; to kill time
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely