considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
light music; popular music
life; living; I; me; student
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
rather; sooner; preferably
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
how should I know?; don't ask me
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
last week; the week before
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)