cut; reduction; curtailment
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to iron; to do the ironing
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
on the way home from work; returning from work
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
don't you think?; indicates question
to order; to command; to appoint
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
thermal runaway; overheating
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
desperation; despair; self-abandonment