to work hard; to make an effort
to pause; to have a short intermission
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
income; receipts; revenue
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
supervised; under surveillance
rule; reign; government; governing
early (days); initial stage; initial
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
same hole (in which to live); gang; group
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
hereabouts; around there; that area
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
in succession; one after another
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to fall onto; to happen; to befall