duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to appease; to suppress; to calm
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
excellent idea; great insight; clearsightedness; penetration; wisdom
to finish reading; to read through
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
influence; clout; leverage
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
deep emotion; strong feelings
event; phenomenon; matter
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
general idea; concept; notion
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
contradiction; inconsistency
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
drunkenness; intoxication
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)