pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
departure; leaving; starting; standing
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
in advance; beforehand; previously
to trample flat; to beat a path
caller; visitor; company; guest
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be given up; to be discontinued
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to order; to command; to appoint
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
legendary; fabled; fabulous
upper half of the body; upper body
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine