labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
grease; animal fat; tallow
cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
few decades; many decades; several decades
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to rally; to make a comeback
sign; indication; omen; symptom
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)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
(political) power; authority; influence
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
good or bad luck; fortune
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)