heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
accomplishment; execution
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
near; close by; within reach; familiar
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
one's long-cherished desire
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
detour; circuitous route; diversion
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
to roll about; to writhe about
covered in mud; mud-caked
rather than; more ... than ...
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
sublime; noble; high-minded
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)