plaintive; piteous; doleful
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
sixth day of the month; six days
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
armaments; military preparations
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
torture to death; torment to death
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
bolt from the blue; great surprise
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to get help; to enlist aid
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
suppression; repression; subjugation
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
how many months?; how long?
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
changing heart; fleeting heart; cheating heart; beautiful heart
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
stagnation; hindrance; delay
in order; in turn; one by one
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
fresco; mural; wall painting
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter