labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to kick into (e.g. a ball into the goal)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
being too late; losing one's final chance
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
naivete; simplicity; innocence
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
day and night; around the clock
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
establishment; settlement
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
innermost depths of one's heart
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
residence; housing; residential building
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)