to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish
if you think about it; come to think of it
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
desk made in China; Chinese style desk
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
bedside; near one's pillow
imperial portrait; photograph of the incumbent Emperor and Empress distributed to schools between 1890 and the end of the Second World War; portrait or photo of a person of high rank
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out