unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
why; how; for what reason
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
ash; embers; complete destruction
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
above-ground floor; ground floor
breeding ground; breeding farm
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
body tissue; body composition
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
(opening of a) wound; cut
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
turmoil; chaos; confusion
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
everywhere; all over; throughout
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
leavening agent (e.g. yeast)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
this sort of; this type of