menial; meanness; servility; abject
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
whichever one chooses; either way
frame (of a building); framework; skeleton; (human) body
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
(sound of one's) heartbeat
heart; guts; nerve; central part
head; brains; intellect; understanding
hard struggle; strenuous effort
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to stick it out (until the end)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
definitive piece; definitive (authoritative) edition; last word
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
that's a different matter; that's a different story
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
government; administration; statesmanship
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
whereabout; about where; how much