tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
simply; merely; only; solely
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to live through; to survive
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
desperation; struggle to the death
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
each individual; each person
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
that's the way it is; such is life
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
society; public; community; social studies