absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
banquet or reception hall
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to bail out (water); to scoop out
abstention; nonparticipation
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
mental; spiritual; emotional
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
chilly; unpleasantly cold
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)