several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be smeared; to be covered
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
rather; better; instead; if anything
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
nesting hole; burrow; den
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to pass (of time); to elapse
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
food and drink; eating and drinking