to exert oneself; to make efforts
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
offense and defense; offence and defence
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
rent paid by a tenant farmer
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
domestic affairs; internal administration
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
property; fortune; assets
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
difficult to ...; hard to ...
research institute; (research) laboratory
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
people; citizens; subjects; folk
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
the lower classes; the common people
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
failed student; student required to repeat a year
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar