cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to become better; to improve
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
indolence; laziness; sloth
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
such ... as; or some such
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
lazybones; lay-about; good-for-nothing; idler
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
that; the matter in question
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
malicious; deliberately mean
living thing; living creature; animal; life
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
people; men and women; each person; everybody
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty