to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
duty; obligation; responsibility
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to repeat; to do something over again
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
step; stride; counter for steps
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
pieces; scraps; disconnected
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody