troubled times; turbulent times
individual; one by one; separate; each
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
moving; touching; stirring
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to put someone to work; to make someone work
fresco; mural; wall painting
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
casting; cast-metal object
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
barbershop; barber shop; barber
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
without rest; tirelessly; incessantly
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)