labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
shell (e.g. of a pea); pod; hull
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
excess; surplus; superabundance
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
proper; right; reasonable
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be in danger of; to be liable to
admiration; praise; prizing; appreciation
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
always; constantly; constancy; eternity; permanent residence
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to bore; to tire; to weary; to use lavishly (and without regret)
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
while; even though; despite
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(on) one's own; (by) oneself