trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to be dead; to be lifeless
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
since when; from when; how long
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to rock; to shake; to swing
professor emeritus; emeritus professor
long (time that has passed); old (story)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
helper; assistant; help; assistance
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
several weeks; a few weeks
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
founder; originator; pioneer
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens