action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
to make sure (of); (lit.) to drive in a wedge
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
congestion (of blood); engorgement
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to follow advice; to act upon advice
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
calamity; misfortune; disaster
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
contours of one's body; figure
full view; plain sight; completely visible
semi-transparent; translucent
strategy meeting; council of war
to be sticky; to be close together
as before; as ever; as it was originally
(your) choice; preference; wish
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
way of solving (a problem); solution
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-