to soften; to moderate; to relieve
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
you could say that; that might be so
essence; true nature; substance; reality
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
Olympus; Olympos; Olympus
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
rice tax (ritsuryō system); rice levy; tax on rice fields; annual tribute; annual tax
origin; source; beginning; starting point
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
to subsist; to keep on living
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
casting; founding; minting
creation; Creation (by God)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
pleasure; delight; enjoyment; rapid (train)
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy