working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
way; method; means; (technical) specification
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
very much; exceedingly; extremely
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
material (data) for one's research; research material
you; (arch.) your residence
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
way of speaking; intimation
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to throw oneself (into an activity)
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
very young; little; childish; immature
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth