painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
myself; yourself; I; me; you
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
in comparison to; rather than
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
care for patients with bedpans, urinary bottles, etc.
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
if so; in that case; in that situation
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
beginning; outset; first; onset
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
pricking; stinging; tingling
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
go that far; to that extent
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
all present; all concerned; all of us
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me